Green Bow Bookworm Girl Tintype c1870 Antique 1/6 Plate Young Lady Photo A3756 for Sale

Green Bow Bookworm Girl Tintype c1870 Antique 1/6 Plate Young Lady Photo A3756 For Sale

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Green Bow Bookworm Girl Tintype c1870 Antique 1/6 Plate Young Lady Photo A3756:
$25.46

Image comes from an unknown collector out of Stamford, Connecticut. This is a tintype, also known as a melainotype or ferrotype; a photograph printed on a thin piece of metal that had been coated with lacquer or enamel. They were most popular during the 1860s and 1870s. This is known as a 1/6 plate tintype, since it measures about 2-1/2 x 3-3/4 inches.