Several Times Removed...Antique Copy Tintype (of Hand-painted Tintype?) hole in Art from Knox College

in Art from Knox College

My photo lighting picks up every tiny imperfection on the silver-plate

my guess is that it is West German

8 1/8" t x 5 7/8" w x 8" d

Visible image size: 2 5/8" x 1 3/4"

Several Times Removed...Antique Copy Tintype (of Hand-painted Tintype?) hole in Art from Knox CollegeAs I've said before, I love a photo of an earlier photo, embodying the desire to carry information, and specifically the likeness of a loved one, forward, and also speaking to the transition from one means of representation reproduction to another. Even better when there is some mystery to it. This sixth plate tintype is an example, with the clip used to hold up the portrait being copied visible at bottom center. What I'm not entirely sure of is the