Cased Photographs ➔ Cased Photograph, Miss Simonds' Grandmother
Identifier:
117879.12
Description:
Daguerreotype cased photograph of Miss Simonds' Grandmother. The photograph has a brass trim with a leaf pattern on it. in a brown case with blue velvet.;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:
1865
Materials:
Silver, Brass, Velvet, Glass
Dimensions:
3.5" h 3.50 | 3.5" w ; 3.5" h
Current Location Status:
In Storage
Source:
Gift Of Simonds, Mary E.
Related Entity:
Mary E. Simonds (donor)
