- On View
- Military History Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1860s
- Medium
- collodion and silver on iron with lacquer , thermoplastic and velvet
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Open): 4 7/8 × 7 7/8 × 9/16 in. (12.4 × 20 × 1.5 cm)
- H x W x D (Closed): 3 7/8 × 4 7/8 × 1 in. (9.9 × 12.4 × 2.5 cm)
- Description
- A tintype photograph in a decorative black thermoplastic case with red velvet interior lining. The photograph depicts an unidentified man in the dress of a Union soldier standing in front of a studio landscape backdrop. The soldier wears regulation pants, boots, gloves and buttoned frock coat along with a "US" metal belt plate, cartridge box with sling, cap box, and kepi with emblem on the front. He stands straight with his hands at his sides, the butt of his gun resting on the floor with barrel standing against his proper right side, bayonet attached at the top. The studio backdrop behind him depicts a veranda railing with a house and rolling hills beyond. The front exterior of the case depicts a molded relief scene of a man with horse and two women. The man is wearing a long, skirted coat, stockings, heeled shoes, and a small hat with long hair. He is holding his hand out to the two women, who wear full skirts and shawls draped over their heads. There is a dog at their feet and a floriated border around the scene.
- Place depicted
- United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- tintypes
- cased photographs
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
- Object number
- 2019.26.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




