Antique Tintypes Depicting Performers

Item Details

A collection of four antique tintypes depicting 19th-century performers. These black and white images depict men posing in costumes. One man wears a suit of mismatching patterns and another wears a tight bodysuit with tiny shorts that have embellished diamonds on the hips and groin. All four tintypes are presented loose. No signatures or marks.

Condition

- scratching and deterioration to image surfaces throughout
- largest image has peeling tape along edges
- smallest has punctures in corners

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Item #

17DEN123-377