Tintype

Name/Title

Tintype

Entry/Object ID

2000.148.064A,B

Description

(A) Portrait of a man dressed in white collared shirt with large bow-tie. He is wearing an embroidered vest and has a watch chain. (B) Image is framed in a pressed tin frame with a scalloped edge reveal. The framed image is encased in what remains of a case with a button release. A small piece of paper glued to the glass has "Rust ? Baker ?" typed on it. Dimensions: Height 3 3/4" Width 3 1/2" Material: Collodion dipped in nitrate on glass is pressed tin frame. Clasp case.

Collection

Documentary Artifacts

Made/Created

Notes

Date: Unknown

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

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair