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Full Price: $ 12.00 20% off!
Your Price: $ 9.60
Item Number: BL-000102
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Circa: 1870 - 1910
Condition: Below Average
Size: 4-1/4"H x 3-1/4"W
Country of Origin: United States
Manufacturer: SCOVILLE MFG CO. SUPERIOR
This portrait is a heavier sheet of metal than the others that I have that are unframed or loose from their frame. Ferrotypes used a thin iron sheet coated with black enamel. Those and Tintypes were popular in the 1870 until the turn of the century.
This portrait is of a young girl shown in a fancy dress, holding a wooden 'stereoviewer'. Her hair is parted in the middle and has been 'put up' which, according to my research means she was usually in the 16 to 18 year old range. However, this girl appears to be younger by several years. The only color is hand tinted pale pink blush on her cheeks. There is an elaborate architectural background which was most likely a studio backdrop.
The picture has been mistreated and has several scratches (some show a little rust on examination with a loop) and some solid dark spots where I assume something has rubbed against the surface. The frame, which I think is copper, is very ornate and has WATERBURY, CONN No. 842 embossed on the bottom folded edge. The top folded edge of the frame has SCOVILLE MFG CO. SUPERIOR embossed on it. As shown in the photo below, the frame is not attached on 1 corner because the edge has broken off at the corner fold.
This antique photo is at least 130+ years old. It has some problems but I find it a miracle that it has survived at all since it and the others were found thrown together in a heap.
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