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Lot 168 - Grouping of Four Antique Photographs and Ephemera Including Two Cabinet Card Photographs, a Board-Mounted Photograph of a House with Figures, and a Gibson Santa Claus Christmas Card
Lot 168 - Grouping of Four Antique Photographs and Ephemera Including Two Cabinet Card Photographs, a Board-Mounted Photograph of a House with Figures, and a Gibson Santa Claus Christmas Card
Four antique items including two cabinet card photographs, a board-mounted photograph, and a Christmas greeting card. One cabinet card depicts a man with eyeglasses and a prominent mustache, bearing a red ink inscription with a name and "M.D." designation along the lower mount; photographed by L.G. Burnham, Burlington, Vermont. The other cabinet card, with deckled edges, depicts a young child standing beside a bench; photographed by E.M. Collins, 23 West Bridge Street, Oswego, New York. The board-mounted photograph depicts a two-story white clapboard house with several figures on the front porch and a carriage beside an adjacent outbuilding; no photographer is identified. The Christmas card features a Santa Claus vignette within a circular frame on the front cover with an attached ribbon bow, and the interior contains a printed verse signed in ink. Published by Gibson, Cincinnati, Ohio and New York, New York, as marked on the back alongside a Christmas tree vignette.
The cabinet cards show general toning and soiling. The board-mounted photograph has toning and edge wear. The Christmas card has staining on the interior left panel and overall toning. The display stand is not included.
Dimensions:
Dimensions of items in this lot range from 3-1/2" W x 5-1/8" H to 8-1/2" W x 5-1/4" H.
