Item J-05192 - Studio portrait display board

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Studio portrait display board

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  • graphic material

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  • Source of title proper: Title based on subject of the photographs.

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J-05192

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  • [ca. 1881-1892] (Creation)

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50 photographs : b&w ; various dimensions on card 55.5 x 71 cm

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Item consists of a double-sided mount of 50 portraits. Duplicates of some photographs can be found in MS-3361 (Photograph album of Mrs. R. Maynard’s Photographic Gallery).

Card has been covered on one side with black velvet. Edges wrap around to the other side by 1-2 cm and are attached with hand stitching using black thread. On the velvet side are 13 “Statuary from Life” portrait and sculpture composite photographs. On the card side are 37 studio portraits of unidentified young children, infants, and babies.

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Card mount and photographs are stained and marked. Tearing of the card and traces of unknown adhesive indicate that two additional photographs have been removed. Velvet edges are curling and stitching has come undone in some places.

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Found in collection.

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Item digitized in 2020.

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Item is in the public domain.

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MS-3361

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Accession number: 193501-001

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