Cary Tintypes, Daguerreotypes and Ambrotypes
Wade Collection (printed on glass)Unknown Lady with Ribbons from Wade CollectionIt was common for the ambrotype to be colored. Suggestions of rouge cheeks or lips suggested a person of substance. Only her cheeks and ribbons are hand tinted.
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Wade Collection Unknown Couple from Wade CollectionAn emulsion on glass.A very slow (up to 20 sec.) exposure, compared to 2 sec. for a daguerreotype.The glass was very fragile. It couldn’t withstand travel or being carried in a locket as a daguerreotype could.It could be sold profitably at a low price, approx. 25 cents.
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Tintype found on ancestry.com said to be born in Cary GeorgiaThis tin type resembles the women found in the Wade family collection of tintypes. I suspect they were the family of Gertie and Almeda’s mother Nancy Lee.
Anna Louisa Lee – Tintype Read More »
Wade Collection The case resembled a double frame. Very decorative. The photo image is on a silver clad copper sheet which is attached to a sheet of glass by a foil-like brass decorative frame. This sealed packet was then force fit into a special wood case and was often padded with velvet or silk. Many
DAGUERREOTYPE (1839 – 1870, approx.) Read More »
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