early-sixth-plate-tintype-in-thermoplastic-case
Lot 319
Early Sixth-Plate Tintype in Thermoplastic Case
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
The top edge of the plate stamped with the medium's 1856 patent date, the image depicting a likely father and son pair, the latter with an oilskin traveling bag. Perhaps off to college?

Case 3.5 x 3.25 in.

Private Collection, Chapel Hill, NC

Mild blistering to the emulsion, but intact and displaying well.

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