Memorial Carte de Visite
Date1870s - 1880s
Object NamePhotograph
Mediumalbumen; paper; ink; card
ClassificationsPhotography
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width): 105 × 63mm
AcquisitionPresented in 1986.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS016694.2
About MeMemorial carte de visite depicting cross wreathed in floral garland, with photograph of man in the centre. When the man died his photograph was been placed in a circle surrounded by a cross and wreaths of flowers with the words: 'thy will be done, in memoriam.' c. 1880s-1900s On the reverse is a pencilled number: PH3906Inscribed underneath the photograph "Stuart, KEITH." Printed on the reverse "FROM THE // STUDIO // OF // John Stuart. // Photographer, // Mid Street, keith. // This or any other Portrait Enlarged // up to Life Size and Painted in Oil // or Water Colours to Order. Extra // Copies can be had at any Time."
Exhibitions
1870s - 1880s
1900-1949
