Soldiers playing cards
Artist
Unknown
Dateca. 1870
MediumTintype
DimensionsPlate: 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 inches (8.26 × 6.99 cm)
Case (open): 6 3/8 × 3 5/8 × 3/8 inches (16.19 × 9.21 × 0.95 cm)
Case (open): 6 3/8 × 3 5/8 × 3/8 inches (16.19 × 9.21 × 0.95 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.367
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionImage of two uniformed men playing cards--one is leaning back toward the viewer, the other, holding cards at chest level, appears to be looking into the viewer's eyes. Soldiers appear to be of the Indian War era. The tintype is housed in a brass mat inside of a full thermoplastic case.
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