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Well, tintype then!!

 

Looks like a tintype, mounted on a carte-visite mount. Tintypes are direct positive photographs (what is exposed in the camera becomes the final photo) made on a thin sheet of lacquered iron. Daguerreotypes are direct positive photographs on a silver coated copper plate, and will have mirror-like qualities. The gold foil frame may indicate that this particular photo was originally in a case, like early daguerreotypes and ambrotypes.

 

See Similar listing, below on Kronos’ link.

 

I think the OP just listed hers and that is showing up.

 

@daveydempsey, kronos’ ebay shot he was referring to.....OP must have already posted it......

 

I've done that before for things I'm getting ready to sell. The minute it is ID'd here, up it goes on auction.

 

Yes, thanks everyone. I was really trying to figure out if it was some old family heirloom or just something she picked up one day. Given that it does appear to have been auctioned, I cant imagine its someone from my family....so I guess that means its for sale. Its taking forever to go through the estate, lol, as I am certainly not experienced. Ive never done anything like this before. Probably in a month or two, I'll finish up and be out of the collectibles arena...back to doing what I know. For now, though, theres still stuff to figure out what to do with. Ugh.

Again, thanks for the help. You guys rock.