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Boot-maker.
9th plate tintype
of a black cobbler/boot-maker; one tiny dot
on the edge of boot-maker’s white shirt. In
the original case.
Np, circa 1860s
[1,000/1,500]
Fine image of a black boot-maker wearing a white
shirt, a black vest, with a leather apron and a
“slouch” hat. He holds a boot on his lap.
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Servant “Tilda” for Almira
Pierce Johnson.
Sixth plate tintype portrait
in the original case; lacks the cut velvet
“cushion” normally facing the portrait.
Np, circa 1865
[700/900]
Lovely portrait of a servant or possibly a slave.A small
piece of 19th century wove paper that came with the
tintype bears the following notation: “Servant ‘Tilda’
from Almira Pierce Johnson. We were able to
determine that Almira Pierce Johnson (1804-1908)
was the wife of Nathaniel Johnson, and daughter of
RevolutionaryWar patriot Levi Pierce.
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