Ten men pose in three closely spaced rows in this unmounted tintype. Dark jackets and waistcoats are set off by white collars, patterned neckties and bows; the seated man at the front center wears a watch chain. Several sitters have mustaches, while most are clean-shaven.
The arrangement brings the figures tightly together, with hands resting on neighboring shoulders. Painted foliage fills the left side of the studio setting, balanced by a pale column and drapery at the right. The photograph is cropped just below the seated men's waists.
The reverse is an uninscribed, mottled brown plate surface. Neither side provides a caption, photographer's credit or date. The men and their relationship remain unidentified, and there is no evidence establishing the studio's location.
- Medium
- Tintype
- Dimensions
- 3.58 × 2.24 in (90.9 × 56.9 mm)
- Condition
- Localized image-surface losses at the upper left corner, lower left and on the clothing left of center, with scattered surface scratches. Faces remain clear; otherwise sound.
- Catalogue no.
- MTIN2021
