A full-length seated portrait of two men wearing broad-brimmed woven straw hats. The man at left rests one forearm on a table covered with patterned cloth and places his other hand on his companion’s shoulder. The man at right sits with his legs crossed, his hands resting in his lap. A plain backdrop, wooden chairs and visible floorboards establish the studio setting.
The left sitter wears a textured jacket over a waistcoat, with trousers tucked into tall boots. His companion wears a long dark coat, a buttoned waistcoat and checked trousers. Gold-colored accents pick out buttons, a collar detail and the curved watch chain at the right sitter’s waist. No readable insignia establishes an occupation or military affiliation.
Neither man is identified, and no original caption, date, place or photographer’s imprint appears on either side. The black reverse carries the faint dealer inventory note “200,” written diagonally upward to the right in the upper-left area. This later notation does not identify the sitters or locate the portrait.
The loose tintype measures 2.7 × 4 inches, with an irregular edge and clipped corners. Localized image-layer loss affects the left sitter’s boot and adjacent floor, while both faces and most of the clothing remain clear.
- Medium
- Tintype
- Dimensions
- 2.7 × 4 in (68.6 × 101.6 mm), irregular edge
- Condition
- Localized image-layer loss around the left sitter’s boot and adjacent floor, with a smaller loss near the bottom edge. Surface scratches and an abraded patch in the upper-right background; the upper-right corner is bent. The reverse bears conspicuous pale deposits and scuffs. Otherwise sound, with both faces and most clothing details well preserved.
- Catalogue no.
- MTIN2017
