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- Woman's Dress
- Card Style
- Back imprint
A CDV from Stuttgart, Germany
I often am asked if photographs from the United Kingdom and European countries can be analyzed similar to American photos. The answer is a resounding yes, most of the time.
The geometric patterns on the dress are identical to so many examples in the U.S. from the Civil War period. This was so popular, a specific category in the gallery of images shows the variety (Military Dress). These were popular until the late 1860s.
Card Style
The card mount is interesting, as it has factory-cut rounded corners. These appeared in the U.S. about 1869. Most high quality papers and card stock was produced in Germany during the 1800s. To this day, Germany is considered one of the finest paper manufacturers.
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Estimated Date: 1868 +- 2 Years
Card Back
The back imprint is identical to so many U.S. cartes de visite. The center space would have been left blank during initial production. This let the manufacturer make thousands of the same card.
Then, once a supply of cards was sold to a photographer by a distributor, the studio name could be overprinted, for free if sufficient quantity were ordered, or for a small fee. Or an inked stamp could be used by the photographer. After examining this imprint with a magnifying glass, it appears it was printed, as very fine lines maintain their sharpness, a trait stamped images usually do not possess.
This imprint style was popular at the end of the Civil War through the early 1870s
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