Historical Portrait
[Color print of a branch with three leaves on carte de visite mount]
![[Color print of a branch with three leaves on carte de visite mount], 1860 (Library of Congress)](/api/img/color-print-of-a-branch-with-three-leaves-on-carte-de-visite-mount-1860-pwXB5kqgxezkGuOVpA4x.jpg)
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1 print : color ; mount 104 x 61 mm (carte de visite format)
About this photograph
This color print mounted on carte de visite backing depicts a branch bearing three leaves. The Library of Congress dates it to 1860.
The carte de visite format, measuring 104 by 61 millimeters, was a standard photographic mount size during this period. However, this example carries a color print rather than the photograph typical of such mounts.
The archive record provides no information about the maker, the subject of the print, or the circumstances of its creation. Whether the leaves represent a specific botanical specimen or served a decorative purpose remains unknown.
Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.
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