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Tintype

Scope note

A variant of the wet collodion process producing a direct positive image on a thin sheet of lacquered metal (usually iron, never tin).

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300053531

Broader Terms used

wet collodion process

Equivalent Terms used

tintypes

Created

13yrs ago

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