Portrait of a Hunter, circa 1870
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Artifact Overview
A man in hunting clothing posed with a wild boar at his feet for photographer Hermann Gunther around 1870. This portrait carte-de-visite is a product of his sitting. Cartes-de-visite, small photographic prints on cardboard stock, were popular in the United States from the 1860s through the 1880s. Americans commonly collected and exchanged them to commemorate family members or celebrities.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)
Subject Date
circa 1870
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2012.0.5.65
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Albumen process
Mounting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4.125 in
Width: 2.438 in
Inscriptions
Text under image on front:
NACH DER NATUR PHOTOGRAPHIRT VON HERMMANN GUNTHER
Photographer's imprint on back of image reads:
Hermann Gunther / Photograph / BERLIN / Werdersche Markt No. 6 / neben Herrn Gerson
Red bordered label adhered on back typed: 4190
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