In my stack of anonymous family photos, I have two that are different from the others.
In the first one, the image is imprinted on metal and then painted with colored paint.
In the other, a couple appear to be drawn, rather than photographed.
It’s likely that the photographs came from Grandpa’s family: Paak, DeKorn, Zuidweg, Remine, Bomhoff, or his other branches. Or they could be friends or neighbors.
UPDATE: My daughter thinks the tintype woman looks like Grandma in the eyes and mouth. “Grandma” would be my mother, Grandpa’s daughter.
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Fascinating. I’ve no clue, but someone like Ava Cohn would be able to help you.
I like that idea!
She’s really busy but really good. 🙂
I need good!
Email if you want more details. You have my email address, right?
Never come across either, but the latter, if drawn, the image, from a slide or magic lantern, might have been projected onto a piece of paper, then drawn. Silhouettes were often outlined done with the subject between a light source and the paper so were an image of the real subject.
Oh, what an interesting process! Ive never heard of that before!
LuAnn
They are early 1800 tin type and yes also have some of my ancestors on the tin type. The painted one was done by request of an artist, because all tin types are like a copper to pewter color. Hope this helps
Oh interesting! I was thinking that the tintype looked kind of Civil War era?
Those are quite beautiful!
Thank you! I think so, too!
Have you heard of Maureen Taylor the Photo Detective? She has a website and several books. She is considered the world’s foremost expert on dating photos and solving photo mysteries. You may want to check out her work for some ideas on your photos. You can also pay her to date your photos but I think you could probably figure it out yourself.
I agree! Check out Maureen Taylor’s website. You could even send her copies of your scans.
I used her before and then forgot her name yikes. Thank you so much!
I had forgotten about her! I used her once actually. Thanks for mentioning her name again. Hope you and your family are hanging in there . . . .
Thank you Luanne. We are doing okay. It’s been sad and hard but we’re okay.
I know. It is so hard.
Oh, but I meant to say – very cool photos. Quite different and interesting.
So cool–I agree!
No idea, but they are great images.
Thank you so much!
Great photos! Love that tintype. 🙂
You should see how gorgeous in person!
Great pictures!
Thank you!
I’ve never seen portraits on tin like that. What an interesting look.
It’s really stunning in person because the paint on the earrings is a metallic gold!
Wow. I thought there was some luminescence. Gorgeous.
I’m thinking of it for a book cover . . . .
Wow, these are gorgeous. You are lucky to have them — but how frustrating, to not be able to identify them! I agree with your assessment of the painted tintype; it looks, to me, to be Civil War era or 1870s at the latest. Was it in a box-like frame lined with velvet? Those were very popular in the 1860s. Wish we could see the shape of her skirt; that would really help date it.
Diane, I never saw your comment until now! I am so sorry for not responding. Thank you so much for your information. I ended up using the image on the cover of my new book, and I am working on a post about new information I have about the tintype. That’s how I found that you had written here. Again, I am so sorry!
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Lovely painted tintype! Good luck with identification.
Thank you so much. I feel as if she will be identified eventually.
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