Antique Quarter Plate Tintype Victorian Boy Seated Basket Portrait

Antique Quarter Plate Tintype Photograph – Original 19th Century Ferrotype

Authentic antique tintype (ferrotype) photograph dating to the mid-to-late 1800s.

This is an original Victorian-era studio portrait captured on a thin metal plate, a common photographic process used from the Civil War period through the 1870s–1880s.

Details:
• Size: Approx. 4 x 3 inches (Quarter Plate)
• Format: Tintype / Ferrotype on metal
• Date: 19th century (c. 1860s–1880s)
• Unframed / loose plate
• Studio portrait setting

Condition is consistent with age and storage over 140+ years. This may include surface wear, scratches, edge bend. Please review photos carefully as they are part of the description

No modern reproductions — guaranteed original antique photograph.

Great for collectors, genealogy research, steampunk art, or historic display.

Item will be carefully packaged between rigid cardboard to ensure safe delivery.

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