Portraits
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Bound volume
Various makers
Maker
Portraits
ca. 1875
Bound volume with albumen silver prints
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard S. Marshall, 2003
2003.1135.0001-0015
DescriptionCollection of 15 cartes-de-visite by British photographers, housed in a slim, upright leather case to resemble a small book. Included are studio photographs of the Prince and Princess of Wales, photographs and caricatures of British politicians, theatrical personalities in their roles and photographic copies of satirical cartoons. Case separates at the halfway point to open. Covered in red morocco leather with gold-leaf embossing. Good condition.
Inscriptions embossed on spine in gold letters: Portraits
