May 20, 2015

1850s moody Victorian young man in Union case.

1860s tintype of young moody man. Private Collection

Excuse the somewhat terrible iPhone photo. The actual tintype looks so much better. The case has a lovely leather backing and measures 3″ 1/4 by 3″ 1/2. The picture is very sharp and this photo doesn’t do it justice; there is no shadow to the left and it misses out on all the lovely details of the hat, bow and brocade waistcoat.

This young sitter has a very moody expression and almost looks disdainful -something that is more easily seen with the naked eye. The hat with the side flaps is interesting. He’s wearing a large bowtie worn over the coat. This was most likely taken anywhere between the mid 1850s and 1860s.

Definitely a favorite of the period. This one came from an antique dealer in Alabama.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 20th, 2015 at 5:41 pm and tagged with 1850s-1860s, bowtie, handsome man, unique hat and posted in Teens, Tintypes. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

3 responses to “1850s moody Victorian young man in Union case.”

summertime75
May 20th, 2015 at 6:26 pm

Very moody, he looks as if he could be a student

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- bowlersandhighcollars
  May 20th, 2015 at 6:29 pm
  
  I wonder. I can’t find references on the hat. I would have liked to know if it had to do with a certain chosen profession maybe.
  
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  - summertime75
    May 20th, 2015 at 6:33 pm
    
    It is certainly an unusual style
    
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