Buy this book on-line Charles Taber & Co : Original Carte de Visite Photograph - "Mozart" [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]Charles Taber & Co., New Bedford, MA
Original black-and-white carte de visite (CDV) photograph showing an illustrated portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart is shown in a 3/4 turn. The composition stops at his upper torso. Photo tipped in on paper card. No date, circa 1860s-1880s. 2 1/2" x 4." Former owner's brief pencil inscription in bottom margin on front: "Mozart." "Mozart" and publisher's information also printed in black lettering on back. CDV is very clean and intact except for light age toning and minuscule wear to surfaces and extremities. A Near Fine copy. Original carte de visite portrait photograph of the famous classical composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The carte de visite was a small souvenir photograph that often came in the form of an albumen print which consists of a photo mounted on a paper card. CDVs were commonly traded among collectors like trading cards. Louis Dodero (1824-1902) is credited with inventing the CDV in 1851 although Andre Adolphe-Eugene Disderi (1819-1889) was the first to patent the CDV in 1854. CDVs were very popular through the 1860s but were soon overtaken by the larger cabinet card in the early 1870s.. Ephemera. Book Condition: Collectible-Near Fine (Near Fine). Binding: No Binding Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Charles Taber & Co : Original Carte de Visite Photograph - "Mozart" [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out of print books, antiquarian books, livres rares, rare books and libri antichi. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |