Name/Title
TintypeEntry/Object ID
1950.138.0002Description
Mrs. W. J. Smith and one photo made from it.
Update 1/2010: Black and white print with hand-colored accents. Tintype. Studio portrait. Printed on thin metal sheet. Half length portrait of a woman in a light-colored dress with buttons down front; yellow fabric bow at neck and light grey collar; gold and black broach on bow with gold chain running down to pocket watch in small pocket at her left waist. Her long dark hair is braided over her right shoulder. her cheeks and lips are rouged.
Written in white pencil on emulsion at bottom edge: "Mrs. W. J. Smith>"
Written on back in white pencil: "Mrs. W. J. Smith. In pencil faint: "Mrs. W. J. Smith."
Metal dented and bent, corner damage. Over paint on back missing in small spot on right center. Back soiled. Emulsion missing in all four corners and along left side and bottom edge. Colored accretions in upper left corner along right edge and bottom edge. Emulsion scratched and cracked.
One 10 x 8 black and white copy print. Emulsion bent along right side.Collection
Photograph Collection