Tintype of a man wearing a suit with a pendant on the lapel
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Tintype of a man wearing a suit with a pendant on the lapel

Unidentified · early 20th century

collodion and silver on iron with lacquer
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

This hand-tinted tintype depicts a color image of a man wearing a suit with a pendant on the lapel. The man is sitting in a chair wih his left leg crossed over the the right one. His left hand is resting on his knee and his right hand is resting on his shin. He is wearing a black suit, white high-collared shirt, a black bolo tie and a pendant on the right lapel. The flooring has a red and green pattern. The inscription on the back of the tintype reads [Trelo].

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