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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Figtree3, post: 4006655, member: 33&quot;][ATTACH=full]325903[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Based on some features of their dresses, and the style of paper sleeve in which the tintype is set, my guess is that the tintype is from the 1870s. There&#039;s a chance that the clothes they are wearing are meant to be costumes for a play or performance. Or, maybe they were members of a religious group that wore such things. It occurs to me that 1876 was the U. S. Centennial. Maybe it&#039;s possible that it is for that?</p><p><br /></p><p>The unusual clothing they are wearing would make the tintype attractive to some collectors. It would be even better if you could identify what exactly the clothing is for (performance, or religous?). Since Mr. Steele seemed to have collected a lot of theatrical items, I&#039;m guessing that it is for performance. But that is just a guess.</p><p><br /></p><p>I recently bought a tintype in an almost identical paper sleeve/frame to the one that you&#039;ve shown here. I suspect this isn&#039;t American, though. Maybe northern European, or Asian? Somewhere cold!</p><p>(whoops it posted above my&nbsp; message instead of below.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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