(Above) Tintype of two women in mourning. Click for larger view.
(Above) Detail. Click for larger view.HERE’S A VINTAGE, SIXTH PLATE (2.25” x 3.25”) TINTYPE of two women in mourning. The rare part of this early photograph is the woman with her head down in despair, an act of informality and spontaneity rarely seen in an era of posed, and formal photography.
Image spotted on eBay.