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Conly Studio

Portrait of Cora Nash

Description

Maker

Conly Studio (American, Boston, active late 19th century)

Title

Portrait of Cora Nash

Year

late 1800s

Medium

  • Albumen print cabinet card

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Albumen print cabinet card

Materials

albumen

Dimensions

Sheet: 14 x 9.8 cm (5 1/2 x 3 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Painted along bottom edge recto:Conly Boston Inscribed in pen, upper edge recto:Cora Nash Printed, verso center in scroll with image of studio interior: Conly'sPortraits465 Washington St.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of John Carpenter

Object Number

1986.148

Type

  • Photographs

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Collective Recollection
Jul 27, 2018 – Jan 20, 2019

Label copy

In the second half of the 1800s, standard-sized, mass-produced photographs such as the tintype and cabinet card were introduced. Middle-class and working-class consumers could afford to visit a photography studio and sit for a portrait, buying copies by the dozen to share with friends and family; at the same time, they could purchase portraits of celebrities. Collecting photographs and gathering them in albums became a popular hobby, allowing people to create their own “dream” social networks. People today continue to fill albums with pictures of their loved ones.

Early Exposures
19th-Century Photography from the Collection
Mar 13, 2015 – Jul 19, 2015

Label copy

In this cabinet-card portrait, the sitter, identified as Cora Nash, is bedecked from head to toe with photographic portraits of men, women, and children in small to large sizes. The photographs are strung across her body, shaped into a necklace and medallion, and fit onto a small bag in her hand. Ms. Nash is a walking advertisement for the potential of the photographic medium to capture-and advertise-identity.

Capturing the Light
150 Years of Photography
Sep 22, 1989 – Nov 12, 1989

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This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Conly Studio (American, Boston, active late 19th century)
Portrait of Cora Nash, late 1800s
Albumen print cabinet card
Sheet: 14 x 9.8 cm (5 1/2 x 3 7/8 inches)
Gift of John Carpenter 1986.148

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