Tintypes

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:photographic_film
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs ferrotypes
gptkbp:archivalQuality variable
gptkbp:characteristic durable
inexpensive
quick to produce
gptkbp:color monochrome
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:Metropolitan_Museum_of_Art
gptkb:Smithsonian_Institution
gptkbp:imageAppears on metal plate
gptkbp:introducedIn 1850s
gptkbp:inventedBy Adolphe-Alexandre Martin
gptkbp:material collodion emulsion
thin sheet of iron
gptkbp:notMadeOf tin
gptkbp:popularFor gptkb:19th_century
early 20th century
gptkbp:predecessor daguerreotype
ambrotype
gptkbp:processor direct positive
gptkbp:replacedBy gelatin silver print
gptkbp:size 2.5 x 3.5 inches
4 x 5 inches
gptkbp:sometimesHandColored yes
gptkbp:stillPracticedBy alternative process photographers
gptkbp:usedFor portrait photography
gptkbp:usedIn street photography
carnivals
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mel_Marvin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tintypes