[AFRICAN AMERICANA - EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Tintype portrait of a well-dressed African American male subject identified as "Joseph Montgomery."
Sale 2057 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography
Oct 25, 2024
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$400 -
600
Lot Description
[AFRICAN AMERICANA - EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Tintype portrait of a well-dressed African American male subject identified as "Joseph Montgomery."
3 7/8 x 2 5/8 in. loose tintype portrait of a young Black man, sitting casually in a fringed studio chair, his hands holding the lapels of his jacket.
Provenance: Descended directly in the family of Hannibal Hamlin. Previously housed in Hamlin family CDV album with penciled notation on album page, "Joseph Montgomery."
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Descended Directly in the Family of Hannibal Hamlin
Condition Report
Fine condition. Corners clipped.
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