Object ID:
2003.164
Title:
Carte de visite, Elderly man with tinted eyeglasses and cane
Photographer:
P. Stabler's Photographic Establishment
Place:
Sunderland, England
Date:
ca. 1870
Description:
Black and white photo is mounted on a white card. Photo shows a bearded elderly man wearing eyeglasses with one dark lens. He is seated in an upholstered chair with ornate wood trim and has a cane in his right hand. His outfit includes a dark jacket and vest with dark trousers. To his left is a small table with either a large book or papers on top. On the reverse, at center, is printed "From P. Stabler's Photographic Establishment. 65 John Street. Opposite Central Hall. Sunderland." A logo is in the middle. Slight foxing on front in bottom margin and at center on reverse. Cartes de visite were popular during the Civil War era.
Medium:
Card stock, paper
Print Size:
4 x 2 1/2 in.
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Elderly man w/ tinted glasses
Elderly man w/ tinted glasses