Cartes-de-visite
Posted 15/07/2014 - 15:53
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They are fascinating to look at. We have a couple of family pictures from long ago.
I live near to one of the large London cemetries created in Victorian times to cope with the (then) appalling lack of burial space. One tomb has a photo of the deceased on an enamel panel which I guess would have been a new process in those days but the image is still as good as new after all these years.
I live near to one of the large London cemetries created in Victorian times to cope with the (then) appalling lack of burial space. One tomb has a photo of the deceased on an enamel panel which I guess would have been a new process in those days but the image is still as good as new after all these years.
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Tyldesley,
Manchester
One of the things I've been up to lately is selling a huge collection of cartes-de-visite and cabinet photos, dating from the mid 1800s onwards. These are mostly portraits and they do offer a fascinating insight into the life of Victorian England, and wider afield.
I've shown a few in the photo, but there were hundreds. Mostly British, but some were from the USA, Canada, Germany and France in particular. There must have been thousands of photographic studios all providing the small pictures. Reprints from 10/6d in 1860 were a hugely expensive item!