Photograph, Tintype: The Mcleod Children

Name/Title

Photograph, Tintype: The Mcleod Children

Entry/Object ID

P2795

Description

One oval black and white tintype photograph depicting two female children in a gold and copper colored metal frame. The younger child is wearing a dark dress and sitting on a table. The elder child is wearing a lighter dress and sitting on a chair, her left arm is behind the younger child. The outer frame is thin copper with flower designs at corners. Mat under glass is brass with floral design.

Made/Created

Notes

Country of Origin: CANADA Support: METAL Photographic, Glass, Metal, Paper, Ink, Photography, Photography

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

"1745 // ( McLeod family)".

Notes

Written in black ink on a white label with a red border attached to the back of the photograph.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Tintype

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Positive, Direct

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Photograph, Photograph, Communication Artifacts

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Photograph, Tintype

Dimensions

Height

8.5 cm

Width

7.1 cm