Tag Archives: victorian

The Thinker in his yard

CDV. Private Collection.

Circa 1880-1900. Private Collection.

A wonderfully detailed CDV of a gentleman posing in a yard in front of a window. A gypsy table is by his side with a flower vase and a few books and notebooks on top. Let’s not forget the white lace curtains behind him, and the crocheted doily table topper! The composition was well thought out and comes out nice.

And this man has a very classically intellectual pose, his hand resting on the temple. I wonder what he was…a writer, a professor?

Detail after the cut.

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CDV of Mr. Breen

Circa late 1860s. Personal Collection.

Circa late 1860s. Private Collection.

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A stern gentleman with an Irish surname staying in Switzerland in the late 1860s, when it began to be fashionable to cut your hair shorter and slick it back.

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Once upon a time…

1/6th plate tintype. Personal Collection.

1/6th plate tintype. Private Collection.

This is one of those tintypes that makes me smile. The gentleman looks so victorian with his mustache, but the backdrop here’s the real star and the reason why I added this one to my collection. It’s just so quaint!

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He’s hiding among them…

1/6th plate tintype. Personal Collection.

1890s 1/6th plate tintype. Private Collection.

Guess who of the four caught my attention?

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Joseph Keller of Memphis, TN

Tintype in frame. Personal Collection

1860s-1870s tintype in frame. Private Collection

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1/9th plate tintype in complete frame with back

Yours Truly, Jos Keller

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