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Various artists

Album of portraits

Description

Maker

Various artists

Culture

American

Title

Album of portraits

Year

late 1800s

Medium

Molded and printed polymer and velvet bound album containing albumen and gelatin silver print cabinet cards

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Molded and printed polymer and velvet bound album containing albumen and gelatin silver print cabinet cards

Materials

polymer, velvet, albumen, gelatin silver

Dimensions

Album: 27 x 21.6 x 5.6 cm (10 5/8 x 8 1/2 x 2 3/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mary Bergstein

Object Number

2013.117

Type

Photographs

Exhibition History

Early Exposures

19th-Century Photography from the Collection

Mar 13, 2015 – Jul 19, 2015

Label copy

This album was made to accommodate cabinet cards. The majority of photographs taken in the album were made in Providence studios, as indicated by signatures on the back of each card. The owner of the album is likely the young woman shown here, at left, who appears in several poses, and at different stages of life, throughout the album. The exterior of the album features an early pliable thermoplastic with a printed design.

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Tombstone

Various artists

Album of portraits, late 1800s

Molded and printed polymer and velvet bound album containing albumen and gelatin silver print cabinet cards

Album: 27 x 21.6 x 5.6 cm (10 5/8 x 8 1/2 x 2 3/16 inches)

Gift of Mary Bergstein 2013.117

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