Ambrotype of a man

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

This 1/6 plate ambrotype depicts an unidentified man from the waist up. He wears a dark jacket, light shirt, and a dark ribbon tie at the neck. His cheeks have been hand-tinted pink, and a chain hanging from his waist has been tinted gold. The ambrotype is housed in a brown case and has an oval gold metal frame with worn decorative details including two crossed flags and a shield at bottom and top center.

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