Portrait of Allen Ashbey as a young boy

tintype

PHOTOGRAPHS - TINTYPES
Jordan's
USA, CT, New London
metal
sight 2-3/4 in. x 1-1/2 in.; mat 3-3/4 in. x 2-1/2 in.

Tintype, carte de visite style, in white mat with decorative border. Portrait of young boy, Allen Ashbey, with arm resting on table. Handwritten in pencil on back: "Allen Ashbey". Printed on back: "JORDAN'S/ New Style Pictures,/ Taken and Delivered in/ 15 Minutes, at 4-1/2 Main Street,/ New London, Conn.". 2 cent revenue stamp also on back, postmarked New London, Sept. 2, 1865.

1976.166.433