Buy this book on-line Original Carte de Visite Photograph - "Martha Washington"
Original black-and-white carte de visite (CDV) photograph showing an illustrated portrait of Martha Washington. Washington is shown wearing a head scarf or veil and faces viewers. Bust composition with faded vignette. Photo tipped in on paper card. No date, circa 1860s-1880s. 2 1/2" x 4." CDV is very clean and intact except for light age toning, a few tiny marks, a few faint smudges, and minuscule wear to surfaces and extremities. A Very Good copy. Original carte de visite portrait photograph of Martha Washington (1731-1802), the wife of President George Washington and inaugural First Lady of the United States. The "First Lady" title was not officially conferred to wives of U.S. presidents until after Martha's passing, so Martha was referred to as "Lady Washington" during her tenure. 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-Very Good. 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 Original Carte de Visite Photograph - "Martha Washington". 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 livres illustrées, antiquarian books, collectables, livres anciens and fine bindings. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |