Five men fill this horizontal studio portrait, the two outer figures rising above the closely arranged central group. All wear waistcoats, with checked and striped shirts adding contrasting patterns. The bearded man second from left wears a watch chain across his waistcoat; the man behind the center has a moustache and a light-colored collar.
The plain backdrop keeps attention on the faces, clothing and overlapping poses. Hands rest across knees and at the right-hand man's waist. Their close arrangement is visible, but nothing on the photograph establishes whether they were relatives, friends or colleagues.
An unmounted tintype on a dark-backed metal plate, with clipped upper corners. The supplied dimensions are 3.25 × 2.46 inches (82.5 × 62.6 mm). Neither side carries a legible caption, inscription or photographer's mark; the sitters, studio location and date remain unidentified.
- Medium
- Tintype
- Dimensions
- 3.25 × 2.46 in (82.5 × 62.6 mm)
- Condition
- Localized surface loss and discoloration along the right edge, outside the figures. The central portrait is well preserved, and the plate is otherwise sound.
- Catalogue no.
- MTIN2024
