Mid-19th C Tintype Photograph in Thermoplastic Union Case (1860-70)
Mid-19th C Tintype Photograph in Thermoplastic Union Case (1860-70)
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Ambrotype
Mid-19th C tintype photograph in a thermoplastic (gutta-percha mixed with shellac and filler) case - often called a "Union Case"
Image created on a thin sheet of iron coated with a photographic emulsion
Molded under heat and pressure - produced in US between 1850s-70s
Front panel depicts girl with a deer - popular in Victorian American
Padded velvet with an embossed design; gilt brass mat and preserver framing the photograph
Man's clothing suggests 1860-1870
Ambrotype
Mid-19th C tintype photograph in a thermoplastic (gutta-percha mixed with shellac and filler) case - often called a "Union Case"
Image created on a thin sheet of iron coated with a photographic emulsion
Molded under heat and pressure - produced in US between 1850s-70s
Front panel depicts girl with a deer - popular in Victorian American
Padded velvet with an embossed design; gilt brass mat and preserver framing the photograph
Man's clothing suggests 1860-1870