Portrait of a Young Man
Artist
Once-known artist
(American)
Date1855-1865
MediumRuby ambrotype in period case
DimensionsOverall: 4 x 3 1/4 x 5/8 in., (10.2 x 8.3 x 1.6 cm,)
Image: 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. (8.3 x 7 cm)
Image: 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. (8.3 x 7 cm)
ClassificationsPHOTOGRAPHS
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2024.3
DescriptionPhotograph of a young African American man wearing a bowtie, vest, and jacket and holding a wide-brimmed hat in his lap. Gold- colored metal borders the photograph, and holds the image in half of a tooled case. The back of the case features a central cross and arabesques.On View
Not on view
