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Tintypes
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- Graphic material
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2017.010.03
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[1855-1940] (Creation)
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4 photographs : tintypes
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Series contains examples of tintypes, collected from various sources.
Tintypes, sometimes referred to as ferrotypes or melainotypes, are direct positive images created with sensitized collodion on a metal (iron) surface that has been coated with lacquer or enamel. While the process is similar to the ambrotype in that it is essentially an underexposed negative image, the tintype does not need to be mounted with a dark backing to view the image, as the dark coating creates the positive image.