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Anonyme: strange composition, US ca. 1865

Image of Anonyme: strange composition, US ca. 1865

A very unusual half plate tintype focusing on the face of a young girl. This tintype is a vintage copy image of another group portrait. This practice created a very strange, even funny composition. We really love the cut-of portrait of the boy. And of course the "hidden mother and father" ;-) And last but not least, the hand on the man's shoulder is a lovely detail.
We are not sure the original image was another tintype, ambrotype or an earlier daguerreotype. Anyway a rare and unusual tintype!

The image shows signs of wear typical for tintypes. The use of wet collodion is clearly visible at the edges of the photo.

Half plate ca. 13,5 x 10,3 cm

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