Mar 30, 2023 - Sale 2631

Sale 2631 - Lot 268

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
(PHOTOGRAPHY.) Unusual photograph of a white boy posed with a folk-art painting. Tintype photograph, 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 inches; mat staining outside the central image, likely from an earlier union case. No place, circa 1860s

Additional Details

This boy is posed with a folk art painting of a Black fiddler, banjo player, and woman performing in a room. Placed in front of the painting are what appear to be a harmonica and drumstick.