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Pre-photographic

Intaglio
Planographic
Relief

Photomechanical

Collotype
Letterpress
Offset Lithography
Photogravure
Rotogravure
Woodburytype

Photographic

Albumen
Ambrotype
Bromoil
Bromoil Transfer
Carbon
Carbro
Chromogenic
Collodion POP
Cyanotype
Daguerreotype
Direct Carbon (Fresson)
Dye Imbibition
Gelatin Dry Plate
Gelatin POP
Gum Dichromate
Instant (Diffusion Transfer)
Instant (Dye Diffusion Transfer)
Instant (Internal Dye Diffusion Transfer)
Matte Collodion
Platinum
Salted Paper
Screen Plate
Silver Dye Bleach
Silver Gelatin DOP
Tintype
Wet Plate Collodion

Digital

Electrophotography
Inkjet
Thermal

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Notes on this view:

The most distinctive feature of this object is the mount, which helps to date this carte de visite to ca. 1865. Early mounts such as this, are thin, usually made of higher quality paper, and were used between 1860 and 1866. Later mounts are thicker and usually composed of good quality paper on the front and back with a core of poor quality paper. This mount is also slightly smaller (2 3/8 x 4 in.) than what became the standardized size for CDV mounts (2 ½ x 4 in.). The ornamental motif, a lithographically printed oval frame with tassels and a hanging cord is sometimes referred to as a “cartouche,” and was used between 1865 and 1868. The printed frame is usually black or gilt, as seen here, and the tassels can be red, blue, or green. This motif was also used for tintype paper frames. There is no imprint bearing the maker’s name on the front or back, which also suggests this is an early CDV possibly made by an itinerant or small town photographer.