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Victorian Calling Card for Mrs. John Mowle with Inset Miniature Tintype "Gem" Portrait
de [Mrs. John Mowle]
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Wilmington, Delaware, United States
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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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- Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
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- Victorian Calling Card for Mrs. John Mowle with Inset Miniature Tintype "Gem" Portrait
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- [Mrs. John Mowle]
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Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Miembro de Biblio desde 2020
Wilmington, Delaware
Sobre Ian Brabner, Rare Americana (ABAA)
Established in 1995, Ian Brabner, Rare Americana buys and sells rare books and manuscripts covering diverse facets of American history.
Our inventory encompasses a broad spectrum of collecting interests, with a special focus on 18th- and 19th-century American history, including African-American history, women's history, and unique or unusual materials documenting the American experience. In our stock, you will also find rare pamphlets, documents, letters and correspondence, journals, diaries, significant archives, as well as original art, graphics, and photographs.
Our inventory encompasses a broad spectrum of collecting interests, with a special focus on 18th- and 19th-century American history, including African-American history, women's history, and unique or unusual materials documenting the American experience. In our stock, you will also find rare pamphlets, documents, letters and correspondence, journals, diaries, significant archives, as well as original art, graphics, and photographs.
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- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- Miniature
- A book that is less then 3 inches in width and ...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- 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...
