Fraternal Organization Member Wearing Sash, Medals, and Cap, circa 1890

THF212086 / Fraternal Organization Member Wearing Sash, Medals, and Cap, circa 1890
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Artifact Overview

A man donning his fraternal organization's cap, sash, and medals posed for photographer E. Selinger around 1890. This portrait carte-de-visite is a product of his sitting. Cartes-de-visite, small photographic prints on cardboard stock, were popular in the United States from the 1860s through the 1880s. Americans commonly collected and exchanged them to commemorate family members or celebrities.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)

Date Made

circa 1890

Subject Date

circa 1890

Creators

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

86.18.2.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Albumen process
Mounting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 4.125 in
Width: 2.5 in

Inscriptions

Embossed in lower left corner: E. Selinger Red bordered label adhered on back typed: 2874