Victorian Calling Card for Mrs. John Mowle with Inset Miniature Tintype "Gem" Portrait
by [Mrs. John Mowle]
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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About This Item
Np, c.1860s-1870s. Miniature or "Gem" Tintype mounted in verso of a Calling Card. Image: Approx. 1 x ¾ inches; card: approx. 2½ x 3¾ inches. Gilt paper "frame" surrounding image. Recto of card imprinted with the name "Mrs. John Mowle." Very good.
Miniature tintype photographs, also called "gem" photos for their diminutive size, were a popular and inexpensive photographic format in the Victorian era. Here a portrait of youthful Mrs. John Mowle is conjoined with another Victorian custom of calling cards. Mrs. Mowle is wearing a black dress with a white collar and dark jewelry, possibly in mourning for a young child. Under magnification, the uneven edges and lacy look of her earrings and choker suggest that they are examples of hair jewelry. This calling card is clever and personal gift of friendship from a young woman and an unusual exemplar of photographically illustrated ephemera.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3727109
- Title
- Victorian Calling Card for Mrs. John Mowle with Inset Miniature Tintype "Gem" Portrait
- Author
- [Mrs. John Mowle]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
Terms of Sale
Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
About the Seller
Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
About Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Miniature
- A book that is less then 3 inches in width and ...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.