Tintype

Name/Title

Tintype

Entry/Object ID

2000.148.053A,B

Description

(A) Female portrait taken of left profile. Hair parted in middle and she is wearing tear drop earrings. (B) Framed in pressed gold frame with oval reveal. Under glass. Dimensions: Height 1 1/4" Width 1" 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