INVENTORY #158937
Carte-de-visite photograph of dead child
KITCHEN, Jesse B. (photographer)
Regular price
$75.00 CAD
Sale
A female infant in her coffin. Such images served as cherished family keepsakes, honoring their memory. The later invention of the carte-de-visite, which allowed multiple prints to be made from a single negative, meant that copies of the image could be mailed to relatives.
Publication Info
- Publisher: n/a
- Edition: n/a
- Date Published: ca. 1876-82
- Place Published: New Hamburg, Ont.
- ISBN: n/a
Details
- Condition: Good
- Signed: No
- Dust Jacket: No
- Jacket Condition: n/a
- Details:
One 9cm b&w photo pasted to 10.5 cm card. Bottom right corner of photo creased. Photographer, who later moved to Hamilton, is on rear.