samedi, novembre 11, 2006

Old Photo


Old Photo, originally uploaded by www.DaveWard.net.

"This is a fine example of a Cabinet Card, a Victorian-era phenomenon that carried well into the 20th century. A medium-sized photograph, approximately twice the size of a modern business card, is mounted on a heavy piece of cardboard. Usually a bit of extra space is left exposed below the photo. Often that space would have the photographer's name and location printed (as you see on this example), but sometimes the space is left entirely blank.

Whenever you visited somebody you would give them your cabinet card. Although people seldom hand out photographs of themselves today, it was a firm tradition at the time -- and a wonderful one, I think.

Many Victorian households would proudly display their collection of cabinet cards, sometimes in a special album. Their collection showed who had paid them a visit in that era when travel was strenuous and rare, and visits by people from far away was such a big deal that it would frequently be reported in newspapers."

Edmund Dulac, Nightingale Bridge


Edmund Dulac, Nightingale Bridge, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Edmund Dulac, Princess Badoura, 1913

vendredi, novembre 10, 2006

Edmund Dulac, Princess Badoura and the Astrologer, 1913

Edmund Dulac, Princess Badoura and the King of China, 1913

Edmund Dulac, Arabian Nights, Sinbad, 1907

Edmund Dulac, Princess Badoura and the Prince, 1913

jeudi, novembre 09, 2006

Edmund Dulac, Arabian Nights, Sinbad, 1907

Edmund Dulac, Arabian Nights, Sinbad, 1907

Edmund Dulac, Arabian Nights, Sinbad, 1907

mercredi, novembre 08, 2006

Chinatown My Chinatown, music poster, 1910

Babyland, 1889


Babyland, 1889, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

From The Rosetta Project.

Japonism


Japonism, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Japonism


Japonism, originally uploaded by Gatochy.

Margaret Evans Price, "Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son," 1917

Margaret Evans Price, "Three Blind Mice," 1917

lundi, novembre 06, 2006

Margaret Evans Price, "Simple Simon," 1917

Margaret Evans Price, "The Queen of Hearts," 1917

Margaret Evans Price, "Rock-A-Bye, Baby," 1917

Margaret Evans Price, "See, Saw, Marjory Daw," 1917

Margaret Evans Price, "Mother Goose," 1917

Margaret Evans Price, "Mother Goose," 1917

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