Photograph Album of Gem Tintypes, circa 1865

THF278461 / Photograph Album of Gem Tintypes, circa 1865
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Artifact Overview

Tintypes, the inexpensive "instant photographs" of the 19th century, gave more people than ever before the chance to have a real likeness of relatives, friends, and themselves. Photograph albums--introduced in the very early 1860s--provided a way to organize, preserve, and conveniently view these images. This album holds "gem" photographs--the smallest tintype, 3/4 to 1 inch in size.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photograph album

Date Made

circa 1865

Subject Date

circa 1865

Creators

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

00.1432.3

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Iron (Metal)
Leather

Technique

Tintype (Process)
Hand coloring

Dimensions

Height: 3.375 in
Width: 3.5 in
Length: 0.875 in

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