{"product_id":"a-man-and-his-hat-tintype","title":"A Man And His Hat - Tintype","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lovely portrait of this gentleman. The photographer took the time to hand-color his necktie and part of the table fringe a pale blue, and his pocket watch chain has been colored with gold. An absolute stunner to take in. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eImage from 1898\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeasures about 1.75\" X 3.25\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e**Please refer to photos for condition. Images might have surface scratching, bends and uneven edges due to age. Sold as is.**\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTintype portraits were at first usually made in a formal photographic studio, but later they were most commonly made by photographers working in booths or the open air art fairs and carnivals, as well as by itinerant sidewalk photographers. Because the lacquered iron support (there is no actual\u003cspan\u003e tin \u003c\/span\u003eused) was resilient and did not need drying, a tintype could be\u003cspan\u003e developed and fixed \u003c\/span\u003eand handed to the customer only a few minutes after the picture had been taken.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tintype photograph saw more uses and captured a wider variety of settings and subjects than any other photographic type of the period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt began losing artistic and commercial ground to higher quality\u003cspan\u003e albumen prints\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon paper in the mid-1860s, yet survived for well over another 40 years, living mostly as a carnival novelty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Fool For Love","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52155889287469,"sku":null,"price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0763\/9203\/8701\/files\/A_Man_And_His_Hat_-_Tintype.jpg?v=1781558048","url":"https:\/\/foolforlove.co\/products\/a-man-and-his-hat-tintype","provider":"Fool For Love","version":"1.0","type":"link"}