1/9 Plate Tintype of a “Fortune Teller” Wearing a Sultan-Style Turban

1/9 Plate Tintype of a “Fortune Teller” Wearing a Sultan-Style Turban
 
An exceptional 1/9-plate tintype featuring a seated gentleman attired as a fortune teller and wearing a rare Sultan-style turban. In all of the years of actively collecting and dealing in nineteenth-century photography, I have never encountered another example of this distinctive headgear, making this portrait particularly intriguing and historically significant. The identity of the subject remains a captivating mystery.