- Photograph by
- Richards Photography, American
- Subject of
- Gray, Matt, American, 1873 - 1922
- Owned by
- Dr. Townsend, Arthur Melvin Sr., American, 1875 - 1959
- Date
- ca. 1890
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on card mount with graphite
- Dimensions
- H x W: 6 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (16.5 × 10.8 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white cabinet card of Matt Gray by Richards in Winchester, Tennessee. The full-length portrait captures Gray sitting in a chair, facing forward, with his legs crossed and a hat resting on his proper left knee. He is wearing pattered pants with a dark color jacket and vest over a light color shirt and tie. There is a chain between his jacket and vest. There is botanical imagery on the left side of the background. The photograph has a rectangular mat frame and backing with rounded corners. Printed along the bottom margin [Richards / WINCHETER, / TENN]. On the back, at the top center is the sitter’s name handwritten in pencil [Matt Gray].
- Place captured
- Winchester, Franklin County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- cabinet photographs
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.36.83
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




