Tintype of two women and a man

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Subject

Photograph

Title

Tintype of two women and a man

Date

ca. 1898

Description

Posing outdoors, this trio represents appropriate outdoor wear for the 1890s. The women are wearing shirtwaist blouses and walking skirts, a new look that was associated with the Gibson Girl. Their hats are festooned with bird feathers and flowers. The man wears a sack suit with a vest. He sports a pocket watch as evidenced by the fob and chain.

Tintype, circa 1898

Source

Donor: Ann Soule

Identifier

URI 2019.01.03d

Contributor

Tori Puebla
Linda Welters, PhD

Medium

tintype

Citation

“Tintype of two women and a man,” Historic Textile and Costume Collection, accessed April 26, 2024, https://uritextilecollection.omeka.net/items/show/321.