CDV. 1860’s Young man wearing a homburg hat. Private Collection.
A sitter of the 1860’s posing with his hat on, and not with it on the table or knee. This looks like a short homburg. I don’t normally associate the 1860’s with this hat, so I like to have an early example of the period. He’s also wearing a ring on the pinky, and there’s a pineapple motif on the tablecloth. The photographer (and the sitter) didn’t care too much about the backdrop. The way it’s propped to the side is like it was put there as an afterthought.
By the type of lines framing this CDV, the picture was most likely taken between 1864 and 1869. There is no name or photographer info on the back.
Bowlers And High Collars 
April 1st, 2016 at 4:32 am
I love the type of background anomalies you’ve spotted, Caroline. There seems to have been many photographers around in yesteryear who didn’t mind shooting off centre, or from too far away, exposing the edges of their backdrops, unintentionally revealing aspects of the location a better craftsman would have concealed.
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April 1st, 2016 at 12:21 pm
Oh yes, especially photographers with mobile studios. I have a tintype I still have to post that made me chuckle. It’s taken outdoor with a heavily wrinkled backdrop. You wonder why they even bothered to use it. lol
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April 1st, 2016 at 8:53 pm
Sounds great! I adore tintypes. I am in negotiations to get my second tintype portrait done. Hoping to get a shot of me in a photobooth as a tintype! Might be too expensive to get the shot done ‘on location’.
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