FERROTYPE OF YOUNG WOMEN IN FULL S. PECK UNION CASE 1850’s Antique Victorian

Description

We are offering a Tintype Photograph of a Young Women. The tintype is in a beautiful S. Peck Union Case from 1850’s.
CONDITION: case, brass frame mat are in Beautiful original Condition. Tintype photo has some scratches and discolorations.
A tintype, also known as a melainotype or ferrotype, is a photograph made by creating a direct positive on a thin sheet of metal coated with a dark lacquer or enamel and used as the support for the photographic emulsion.
Photograph is in a gorgeous ornate gold metal mat and protector, with handmade protective glass
Case measures approx. 4 2/8” wide x 3” tall when opened and 2 11/16” wide x 3” tall and 7/8" thick when closed. The exterior ornate case is black with 3 metal beads on each side.
Great addition for any collection!
Samuel Peck & Co.
DATE
1800s
VARIANT COMPANY NAME
Founded 1850 ;
COMPANY NAME
Samuel Peck & Co.
PLACE
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
NOTES CONTENT
A circa 1876-1880 catalog of photographic apparatus ie camera boxes, Union Cases, daguereotype plate holders , stereoscopic boxes, lenses , camera stands , printing framses, negative boxes and rack, head rests , photographic clock , carte de visite frames , card cabinet frames , picture nails and knobs , shutter knobs and grapho-stereoscopes ; On April 30, 1850 he was issued Patent #7,326 for a daguerreotype plate holder. On October 3, 1854 he was issued Patent #11,758 for a method of manufacturing daguerreotype cases. On February 5, 1856 he was issued Patent #14,202 for fastening of daguerreotype case hinges. (http://www.daguerreotype.com/p_table.htm) Union cases were introduced about 1853 by Samuel Peck & Co, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, and later made by John Smith in the UK. Union Cases were cheaper to produce than the earlier cases that had been used for daguerreotypes. (http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_early/1_early_photography_-_processes_-_ambrotype.htm)