Cased Photographs ➔ Cased Photograph, Miss Simonds' Sister
Identifier:
117879.4
Description:
Tintype photograph with brass trim around a picture of a young girl with a red dress on.;The first commercially available photographs were known as daguerreotypes. They usually date between the years 1840 to 1855. These photos were printed on a silver plate and are very reflective. Daguerreotypes were expensive to produce due to the nature of the process and materials involved. Ambrotypes are a second type of cased photograph, which typically date between 1855 and 1865. They were printed on glass, which gives the photo a three-dimensional look. The ambrotype was much less expensive to produce than the daguerreotype and it lacked the daguerreotype's shiny metallic surface. Tintypes were used from 1855 through the turn of the century. Compared to the other two types it was cheaper and quicker to make a tintype, which made them much more widespread. Contrary to their name, tintypes were actually printed on a thin sheet of iron, not tin.
Date:
circa 1861
Materials:
Tin, Brass, Glass, Composites
Dimensions:
3.75" h 2.5" w
Current Location Status:
In Storage
Source:
Gift Of Miss Mary Simonds
Related Entity:
Mary E. Simonds (donor)
