[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A group of 2 tintypes of African Americans, incl. female and male subjects.
Sale 994 - African Americana
Feb 23, 2022
11:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$300 -
400
Price Realized
$250
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Lot Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A group of 2 tintypes of African Americans, incl. female and male subjects.
2 3/8 x 3 3/4 in. tintype of a woman, proudly posed in a ruffled dress, her necktie highlighted pink. (Some light horizontal creasing throughout plate.) Uncased.
[With:] Sixth plate tintype of a young man wearing a sweater, the trim highlighted blue. (Horizontal creasing to plate, verso taped to cover glass.) Housed in pressed paper case (reinforced at hinge, surface wear).
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