Abraham Lincoln CIVIL WAR Portrait CDV August 9 1863 Original Photograph VG+++

  

Carte de Visite (CDV) from the August 9, 1863 sitting of Abraham Lincoln in Alexander Gardner's studio in Washington, D. Very good condition, no scratches or foxing. We have owned it for over 15 years in a smoke-free home. Lincoln holds a newspaper in one hand and his eyeglasses in the other in this Carte de Visite.

Lincoln is written on the bottom. Daguerreotype is listed in the "List of photographs of Abraham Lincoln" on Wikipedia. The version listed is signed in ink. We cannot verify the authenticity of A.

WHAT IS A CARTE DE VISITE? Was a type of small photograph which was patented in Paris, France. It was usually made of an. Which was a thin paper photograph mounted on a thicker paper card.

The size of a carte de visite is 54.0 mm (2.125 in) × 89 mm (3.5 in) mounted on a card sized 64 mm (2.5 in) × 100 mm (4 in). Each photograph was the size of a. And such photograph cards were traded among friends and visitors.

Albums for the collection and display of cards became a common fixture in Victorian parlors. The immense popularity of these card photographs led to the publication and collection of photographs of prominent persons. The item "Abraham Lincoln CIVIL WAR Portrait CDV August 9 1863 Original Photograph VG+++" is in sale since Thursday, January 05, 2017. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Historical Memorabilia\Political\US\Presidents & First Ladies\1861-65 Abraham Lincoln". The seller is "thingsandsuch23" and is located in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania.

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