Tintype

Name/Title

Tintype

Entry/Object ID

2000.148.052A,B

Description

(A) Portrait of a man with "burnside" whiskers. White collar with bow tie and jacket with vest slightly visible. (B) Framed under glass in gold colored pressed tin. Dimensions: Height 2 1/2" Width 2" Material: Silver halide emulsion coating a tinplate with black paint on back. Pressed tin frame.

Collection

Documentary Artifacts

Made/Created

Notes

Date: Possibly 1860's

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

Good