[TOST = TOSZEK, near Gliwice]. Semiemalia form. ca. 30x39 cm, by unknown author.
Scenic photograph from the 1910s/20s? View of ruins of gothic castle and buildings around it. In the center of the lower part of the composition the inscription: "Tost. O.-Schles., Burgruine." Photo colored, on steel plate in the light of an old wooden frame form. ca 39x49 cm. Damage on the upper margin of the composition, otherwise very good condition.
Semiemals - technique in which photographs of various sizes were made on steel sheet. Found use in making brooches, medallions, watch pendants, etc. Often round, framed, they were a gift, a memento of loved ones or intended for display in the living room or study (more in Z. Harasym - "Old photographs. A collector's guide. War. 2005, s. 89-91, 241).
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