Mar 30, 2017 - Sale 2441

Sale 2441 - Lot 79

Unsold
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION--DOMESTIC SLAVE TRADE.) PHOTOGRAPHY. "Our Butler" (supplied title). Half plate tintype of a well-dressed African American. Half plate portrait of a well-to-do free black or a favored slave. 5-1/2 x 3-3/4 inches; some bends visible with raking light; some repair as well; beautifully framed and matted. Np, probably South, 1860's

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A wonderful image of a man with great presence and bearing.