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Full-plate tintype studio portrait of a seated Victorian gentleman with magnificent mutton-chop side-whiskers.
Clean-shaven chin, dark coat and vest, necktie, watch chain, one hand on his knee and one on a table.
Please note: pale strips run down the left and right edges of the image, which usually means this tintype was made by re-photographing an earlier paper portrait (a period copy tintype) rather than taken from life. We describe it that way to be safe.
Size: full plate, approx. 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in (see ruler photo). Unmounted, uncased plate.
Date: c. 1860s-1880s. Sitter unidentified.
Condition: strong image. Light scuffs and scratches, small losses along the edges and corners. The back is japanned with scattered losses and two tan patches.
Please see all photos; they are part of the description. Ships flat between rigid boards in a sleeve.
