Portrait of Mr. Benedict, c.1870, Carte de visite, 105×65 mm, Photographer – Wiseman 9, Southampton, PhotoMuse Collection, 2018, Gift of Dr. Unni Krishnan Pulikkal, Source – Herbert Ascherman Collection.

Antique Prints, Collections

The carte de visite (visiting card), abbreviated CdV, was a type of small photograph which was patented in Paris by photographer André Adolphe Eugène Disdéri in 1854, although first used by Louis Dodero. Each photograph was the size of a visiting card, and such photograph cards were commonly traded among friends and visitors in the…

Portrait of an American, c.1870, Carte de visite, 100×64 mm, Photographer – Theo Farringtons, Iowa, PhotoMuse Collection, 2018, Gift of Dr. Unni Krishnan Pulikkal, Source – Herbert Ascherman Collection.

Antique Prints, Collections

The carte de visite (visiting card), abbreviated CdV, was a type of small photograph which was patented in Paris by photographer André Adolphe Eugène Disdéri in 1854, although first used by Louis Dodero. Each photograph was the size of a visiting card, and such photograph cards were commonly traded among friends and visitors in the…

Portrait of Baby, c.1880, Cabinet Card, 108 x165 mm, Photographer – Brown, N.Y., PhotoMuse Collection, 2018, Gift of Dr. Unni Krishnan Pulikkal, Source – Herbert Ascherman Collection.

Antique Prints, Collections

The cabinet card was a style of photograph which was widely used for photographic portraiture after 1870. It consisted of a thin photograph mounted on a card typically measuring 108 by 165 mm (4 1⁄4 by 6 1⁄2 inches). It was usually made of an albumen print, The cabinet card was larger and usually included…

Monsoon Photo Documentation

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The Southwest Monsoon is setting on Kerala with its might and vitality. Undoubtedly, It is a salient part of our life and culture. How about documenting it? For the next three months, we shall document its mood, abundance, beauty, harshness, influences, nostalgia, etc. through photographs. PhotoMuse took the initiative to document the floods during the…