Re: tintera portrait prints from the 1920s

I suggest you check out the following book:

*A Guide to the Preventive Conservation of Photograph Collections*

Bertrand Lavdrine

Getty Conservation Institute
312 pages, 9 5/8 x 7 1/2 inches
128 color and 15 b/w illustrations
ISBN 0-89236-701-6
paper, $45.00
2003

It's available through the Getty Photography Center

http://www.getty.edu/bookstore/titles/preventive.html

There's also probably a conservator at the Getty who might help you.

Barry

savitrika@sify.com wrote:

>Hello
>
>I am sorry that this is really not an alt. photo question, but
>I am thankful for any positive leads I can get on 'tintera color prints'
>from the early 1920's
>
>recently, I uncovered a couple of color
>pictures, which on closer inspection, revealed to be actual photographic
>prints with life like color on them (Unlike hand colored prints). On
>removing the backing board, I was surprised to see the name 'Tintera
>Made in the U.S.A.' This speaks of a photographic trade route between
>Madras and the U.S. in the earlyu 20th century.
>
>I would be grateful
>for any information on identification, restoration and conservation of
>these color images. I am supposing that some of you may possibly have
>these ovaloid color pictures from that era in your collection. The
>front glass is curved convex and the images are remarkably well
>preserved.
>
>thank you.
>
>all good wishes
>karthik v
>
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Received on Wed Apr 12 07:23:29 2006