tintypes
Victorian portrait plates
Tintypes are photographs made on thin iron plates coated with dark lacquer or enamel—not actually tin.
Popular from the 1860s through early 1900s, they were cheap, durable, and produced quickly at fairs and studios.
The phrase not on your tintype was slang for "absolutely not," now archaic.
She found a tintype of her great-grandmother in the attic.
First commercial photography method
- ferrotypePhoto on iron plate
- collodionNitrocellulose in solvent
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- exposureState of being unprotected
emulsion · silver · darkroom · negative · monochrome · albumen · cyanotype · studio
Reddish-brown pigment
- fadedLost original color
- brownishSomewhat earth-colored
- monochromeSingle-color rendering
- nostalgicLonging for the past
formal · stiff · unsmiling · oval · vignette · matte · scratched · aged
Of a prim era
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- relicPreserved ancient object
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
bygone · historical · antiquarian · time-worn · patina · restoration · conservation · memorabilia
Disposables preserved as collectibles
- raritiesUncommon or scarce items
- auctionsCompetitive public sales
- collectorOne who gathers items
- valuablesPossessions of significant worth
curiosities · treasures · appraisal · provenance · condition · preservation · display · archive
daguerreotype
First commercial photography method
exposure · emulsion · silver · darkroom · negative · monochrome · albumen · cyanotype · studio · posed
sepia
Reddish-brown pigment
- fadedLost original color
- brownishSomewhat earth-colored
- monochromeSingle-color rendering
nostalgic · formal · stiff · unsmiling · oval · vignette · matte · scratched · aged
Victorian
Of a prim era
heritage · bygone · historical · antiquarian · time-worn · patina · restoration · conservation · memorabilia · curio
ephemera
Disposables preserved as collectibles
valuables · curiosities · treasures · appraisal · provenance · condition · preservation · display · archive · museum
- photographycamera, photo, flash, lens, shooting
- historical imageshistorical portraits, old photos, archival footage, black and white, sepia photos
- old photographsdaguerreotypes, sepia photos, vintage prints, old photos
- antiquesantiques, antique furniture, antique, antique coins, Greek vases
- old mediabooks, radio, newspaper, newspapers, television
- archivesnational archives, state archives, archivist, archive box, national archive
tintypesdaguerreotypes
Early silver-coated photographs
digital images · Polaroids · glass plates · photographic paper