Tintype

Name/Title

Tintype

Entry/Object ID

2000.148.055A,B

Description

(A) Tintype image of a woman in formal dress with white lace collar, broach and necklace. She has a plaid ribbon in her hair. Her hands are crossed in her lap. (B) Image is framed in a gold colored pressed tin frame with an oval reveal. Dimensions: Height 3 3/4" Width 2 3/4" Material: Silver halide emplusin on tinplate with black paint on back. Frame pressed tin.

Collection

Documentary Artifacts

Made/Created

Notes

Date: Mid 19th Century

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