Portrait of an African American Boy

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This image is in the public domain.
Portrait of an African American Boy
This image is in the public domain.
Date1865-1875
MediumTintype
DimensionsMat: 4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.2 × 6.4 cm) Image: 2 1/8 × 1 3/4 in. (5.4 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, The Paul Parker Memorial Fund
Object number2023.4.1
Not on view
DescriptionTintype depicting an African American boy dressed in a suit and seated atop a cloth-draped piece of furniture. The tintype is displayed in a period paper sleeve, or cartouche.

Additional Details

Provenance 2023: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by purchase from Mike Medhurst & Co., Oak Brook, Illinois
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© Marla Sweeney. Image courtesy of Light Work, Syracuse, NY. For educational purposes only.
Marla Sweeney
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