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Photo Album of Mrs. J. Amory Codman

Furne Fils, et H. Tournier (French, 1850–1880)
Black & Batchelder (American, 19th century, 1850–1880)
J. Ludovici (American, 19th century, 1850–1880)
Marshall (American, 19th century, 1850–1880)
E. Desmaisons (French, 1850–1880)
Edwin N. Peabody (American, 19th century, 1850–1880)
Napoleon Sarony (American, 1821–1896)
Enrico Verzaschi (Italian, active in 1860–1880)
Unidentified Firm (maker of cartes-de-viste) (French, 19th century)
Unidentified firm, American, 19th century
1860–90

Medium/Technique Bound album with 130 carte de visite photographs and 2 tintypes mounted as cartes de visite. Three cabinet cards; one carte de visite; one sheet of stationery (Confederate States of America); and one letter relating to a carte de visite laid in.
Dimensions Overall: 29 x 23 x 5.5 cm (11 7/16 x 9 1/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line Bequest of Maxim Karolik
Accession Number2008.36
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Photography
ClassificationsPhotographsAlbums

Description(Boston: about 1865). 20 folios. Contemporary gilt-and-blind-stamped brown morocco binding with stamped brass clasps.

Subject matter includes family portraits, portraits of European royalty, celebrities, works of art (portraits, engravings, sculpture), Civil War military portraits, Native Americans, assorted views.

Photographers include: Black & Batchelder (Boston), E. Desmaisons (Paris), Furne Fils & H. Tournier (Paris), J. Ludovici (New York & Newport), Marshall (Boston), Edwin N. Peabody (Salem), Sarony (New York), Enrico Verzachi (Rome), and numerous as yet unidentified carte-de-visite firms, both European and American.
ProvenanceMrs. J. Amory Codman (Martha Pickman Rogers); her daughter Martha Codman Karolik; her husband Maxim Karolik (b. 1893 - d. 1963), Newport, RI; 1964, bequest of Karolik to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 6, 2008)