Calligraphic Calling Card of Mrs. H. Andrews
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1855
MediumPhotography and calligraphy; albumen print and black ink on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 1 3/16 x 15/16in. (3 x 2.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 1 3/16 x 15/16in. (3 x 2.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 2 3/8 x 3 7/8in. (6 x 9.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 1 3/16 x 15/16in. (3 x 2.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 2 3/8 x 3 7/8in. (6 x 9.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Clifford T. Alderman
DescriptionOval bust-length photographic portrait of a woman is framed by calligraphic flourishes.
Object number2009.386.2
InscribedOn recto, beneath image, in black ink, "Mrs. H. Andrews Hartford, Conn."On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesMedium Note: The mount is the same size as a the mounts used for cartes-de-visite and it seems likely that this form of calligraphic calling card is a variation on that classic early form of photograph, incorporaring both a photograhic portrait of the subject, and a hand-written name and address. While cartes-de-visite were originally intended as calling cards and were sometimes used for that purpose, these calligraphic cards were primarily intended for use as calling cards. (Finlay 12/21/2009)
Subject Note: Mrs. H. Andrews may be Harriet M. Andrews (Mrs. Hudson Andrews). Hudson Andrews is listed in the Hartford city directories in the 1850s and is listed with his wife Harriet in the 1870 Federal Census. At that time Hudson was 42 years old and Harriet was 40 years old. (Finlay 12/21/2009)
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