Civil War Era Companion Portrait Tintype Friendship Pose at Lake House Men

  

This is a tintype, also known as a melainotype or ferrotype; a photograph printed on a thin piece of metal that had been coated with lacquer or enamel. They were most popular during the 1860s and 1870s. This is known as a 1/6 plate tintype, since it measures about 2.25 x 3.25 inches.