Historical Portrait
[Portrait of an infant]
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Archive record
1 photograph : albumen print on card mount ; mount 10 x 6 cm (carte de visite format)
About this photograph
A carte de visite portrait of an infant, photographed in 1866 by J. G. Stacy. The albumen print is mounted on card measuring 10 by 6 centimeters, the standard format for cartes de visite during this period.
The child is not identified in the archive record. Nothing is known about who they were, where the photograph was taken, or the circumstances of the sitting. The photographer's business location and career details are not recorded here.
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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