Extra Large Portrait on Tin of African-American Gentleman
Chattanooga, Tennessee: Success Portrait Co., [circa 1940s].
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Unbound. Large portrait button. Measuring 9" in diameter. Tin lithographic portrait with partial metal stand at the rear. Moderate surface wear to the front, and rust on the back, very good. An unusually large button featuring a nicely dressed man, framed in gilt, and inset against an image of a peach. The button was produced by the Success Portrait Company of Chattanooga, Tennessee which was founded in the early 1920s but also did business under numerous other trade names, including Chattanooga Art Medallion Co. and Art Trade Studios. Our research has turned up a few examples of this style, but none featuring an African-American.
Item #467725
