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Civil War Era Tintype #1
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Set of 3 Civil War Era tintype
photographs These are
originals tintype photographs from an era beginning around 1855. The
plates -used to record photographic images - were produced under two
different names "Melainotypes" (melaino meaning dark or black) and
Ferrotypes (ferro, of course meaning iron-related). By the 1860's
inexpensive photographic plates were available on thin sheets of
iron, and they became known as "tintypes". Tin was never an
ingredient found in "tintype" plates. Tintype photography became
very popular during the American Civil War era. Thousands of Confederate
and Union soldiers - and their families - sent images to their loved
ones on these light, unbreakable plates.
All three plates offered here as a set
are framed in Larson-Juhl Ferrosa II "bronze" wood moulding. The
tintype is "floated" off the mounting board to enable the viewer to see
the entire plate, There is a double window with a white inner mat and a
cream colored outer mat. The dimensions of this framed tintype is
7 11/16" wide by 8 3/4" high by 7/8" deep. |
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Civil War Era Tintype #2
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2nd in a Set of 3 Civil War Era
tintypes photographs This is an
original tintype photograph of a young boy housed in an intaglio paper
frame.
This tintype, like the one listed above,
is framed with Larson-Juhl Ferrosa II "bronze" wood moulding. The
mounting and matting are the same as the previous framed tintype in the
set. The dimensions of this framed pieces is 7 3/16" wide by 8
3/4" high by 7/8" deep. |
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Civil War Era Tintype #3
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3rd in a Set of 3 Civil War Era
tintypes photographs This
tintype, like the one listed above, is framed with Larson-Juhl Ferrosa
II "bronze" wood moulding. The mounting and matting are the same as the
previous framed tintype in the set. The dimensions of this framed
pieces is 7 3/4" wide by 9" high by 7/8" deep.
Price for the set of three... $290 |
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Jacque and the Wounded Stag by John Constable
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"Jacque and the Wounded Stag"
Scene from "As You Like It" by John
Constable and David Lucas (engraver) John
Constable born June 11th, 1776 was an English Romantic painter born in
Suffolk and known primarily for his landscape painting of Dedham Vale.
His most famous paintings include Dedham Vale (1802) and The
Hay Wain painted in 1821. Although his paintings are now among the
most popular and valuable in British art, he was never financially
successful and was not elected to the Royal Academy until the age of 52.
John Constable died March 31st, 1837.
Original print, circa 1850, from painting by John
Constable in cooperation with his friend and personal engraver David Lucas. #27
Image dimensions 7⅜" wide by 5¼"
high
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Jacque and the Wounded Stag - Close-up
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(Close-up of "Jacque and the Wounded
Stag" Framed with Larson-Juhl 1¾"
wide Vermeer
"Burnished Silver" moulding with double windowed conservation-grade
matboard and Tru Vue Conservation Clear glass. The mat width is 4⅞"
wide. The overall dimensions are 22" wide by 20" high by 1⅛" deep.
Absolutely everything used to construct this framed print presentation
is conservation grade or high.
Price... $400 |
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1880 Martha Washington Print
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"Martha Washington"
print by H. Hallett & Co. (1880) Original
Chromolithographic print printed in 1880
Image dimensions ~9" wide by 15 1/4" high
The H. Hallett & Company of Portland, Maine was a
prominent publisher of the era. This print and every other print
that we have seen of either George or Martha Washington has a strong
greenish cast. The print itself is in good condition...
museum-grade moss green matboard by Crescent has been added to the frame
under the lip to separate the print from the glass. The print is
in a very old frame and is covered with antique glass (wavy with some
small bubbles). This print and frame is very old and would be an
excellent addition to a setting where originality is desirable.
The frame is dark wood... the overall dimensions are
~12⅝" wide by 16¾" high by 1" deep
(I apologize for the reflections in the
glass, this is a very much nicer print than the image would indicate -
Robert) |
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Back of framed 1880 Martha Washington Print
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(Back side to
Martha Washington print and frame)
Price... $135 |
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A Sailor in the Crow's Nest - Gustave Dore
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"A Sailor
in the Crow's Nest" (Rime of the
Ancient Mariner) by Gustave Doré (January 6, 1832 -
January 23, 1883)
Original print on paper
Image dimensions ~9" wide by 11" high
Gustave Doré was a French artist,
engraver, illustrator and sculptor. He worked primarily with wood and
steel engravings. He was born in Strasbourg France and had illustrated
is first story at age fifteen. Doré's illustrations included works by
highly notes authors such as Rabelais, Balzac, Milton, Dante and Lord
Byron. His works included the new illustrated English Bible, the
oversized edition of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven", "London: A
Pilgrimage", Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner",
Milton's "Paradise Lost", Tennyson's "The Idylls of the King"
, Tennyson's "The Devine Comedy", and Dante's "Inferno".
(Again - and probably many more times
- I apology for the quality of the photographic image ... too many
lights and windows.) |
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Close-up "A Sailor in the Crow's Nest"
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(Close-up of
Doré's "A Sailor in the Crow's Nest")
The print - circa 1877 - is framed in high
quality Larson-Juhl Venezia silver wood moulding. All materials
used in this framing are conservation-grade or higher. The glass is Tru
Vue Conservation Clear (98% UV-filtering and 8% reflection). The
top mat of this 2-mat window is onyx in color. This framing, like all
framings done by this gallery, is handcrafted.
Gallery asking price... $295 |
