Eustace Chester Chapman
SubjectPortrait of
Eustace Chester Chapman
American, 1841 - 1893
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1861
MediumTintype; collodion on lacquered iron in brass window mat package in tooled leather-covered wooden case. Deep red embossed velvet pad in left side of open case
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image package height x width): 1 5/8 × 1 3/8in. (4.1 × 3.5cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 2 × 1 3/4 × 1/2in. (5.1 × 4.4 × 1.3cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 2 × 1 3/4 × 1/2in. (5.1 × 4.4 × 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Etta Corlies Chapman
DescriptionSixteenth-plate tintype of Eustace Chester Chapman, taken by an unknown photographer when Chapman was probably in his very late teens or early- to mid-twenties. He is wearing a dark jacket, white shirt, and dark bow tie. His hair is worn slightly long and parted on the side, with a wing of hair over his left ear.
Object number1956.47.10
InscribedHandwritten in black ink on slip of paper in case: "Eustace Chester Chapman"Subject Terms
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