Victorian Leather Gem Tintype Album Featuring 1868 U.S. Grant & Schuyler Colfax
Item Details
Description: Red Morocco-style relief leather covers featuring deep geometric embossing and four white porcelain or glass bosses (studs) on the front board. Includes a single brass mechanical clasp. Interior: Thick card stock pages with gilt edges, arranged to display two portraits per page. The windows feature arched tops typical of the 1860s–1870s. Contents: Contains a collection of ferrotypes (tintypes). Subjects include men, women, and children in period dress. Notable Inclusion: A jugate (dual) campaign portrait of Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler Colfax, produced for the 1868 U.S. Presidential election. The image depicts Grant (left) and Colfax (right) in bust views.
| Type | Photographs, Tintypes, Carte de visite |
| Publisher | A. A. Barry & Co., J. Harvey Scotford’s Photographic Gallery, Harriet A. Osborn, W. Wykes, Fred Clark |
| Period | Mid-19th Century, Antique |
| Place of Publication | Grand Rapids, MI., Jonesville, MI., Lawrence, MI., Manchester, MI., Harrisburg, PA. |
| Date | Circa 1868–1880 (Based on campaign imagery and binding style) |
| Origin | United States |
| Binding | Embossed leather |
Condition
- wear to the album; creases; folds; tears; edgewear; toning; foxing; surface marks.
Dimensions
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Item #
ITMGS43146
