Woman Wearing a Japanese Kimono, 1860-1875
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An unknown photographer made this portrait carte-de-visite in the 1860s or early 1870s. Cartes-de-visite were small photographic prints on cardboard stock made in professional photography studios. Americans commonly collected and exchanged cartes-de-visites, which remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s.
An unknown photographer made this portrait carte-de-visite in the 1860s or early 1870s. Cartes-de-visite were small photographic prints on cardboard stock made in professional photography studios. Americans commonly collected and exchanged cartes-de-visites, which remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s.
Artifact
Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)
Date Made
1860-1875
Subject Date
1860-1875
Creators
Unknown
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2012.0.5.55
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Albumen process
Mounting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Width: 2.375 in
Inscriptions
Red bordered label adhered on back typed: 4008
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