Ferrotype. Metal photograph of a couple. Woman with a shawl, jewelry, and hat. Man with a goatee. 1860. Victorian era. Armchair. Buffalo Bill

Ferrotype depicting a couple in a traditional pose with a fake background.
The woman is wearing a shawl, a hat, and jewelry. The man, seated, sports a goatee, a style very popular in the 1860s.
The plate has some crease marks but the photo is not damaged.
4 inches x 2.5 inches or 10cm x 6cm.

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The Ferrotype process was developed by the Frenchman Adolphe Alexandre Martin (1824-1896) who was looking for a process to improve plate engraving for printers.

Like the ambrotype, the ferrotype uses a collodion photosensitive base. This is spread on a 0.15 mm thick iron plate that has been previously coated with black varnish.
Simple, fast, inexpensive, the Ferrotype enjoyed enormous commercial success and lasted until the eve of the Second World War in Europe.
Like other types of black and white images, Ferrotypes can be enhanced with colors applied by hand by artisan photographers.

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