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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 1548760, member: 8267&quot;]Interesting. The style of the brass mat looks like the first half of the 1860s. But the costume she is wearing looks more like late 19th century - with the shirtwaist blouse and simple skirt (think Gibson Girl). I wonder if it is a confection of some sort?</p><p>This site has good information on dating historic photographs, including this &quot;case study&quot; of a tintype in a similarly ornate case:</p><p><a href="http://www.phototree.com/case_071513.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.phototree.com/case_071513.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.phototree.com/case_071513.htm</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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