Business card
Black and white photograph of Sir Hugh Allan (1810-1876), seated and holding a piece of paper in his left hand.
- Accession Number 2018.11.62
- Fabricant / Éditeur William Notman
- Date 1871
- Medium and Support silver print, paper; cardboard
- Technique glued, printed
- Measurements 17,6 x 11,8 x 0,1 cm
Historical context
This carte-de-visite or calling card portrait shows a photograph of Allan Sir Hugh (1810-1882), an influential Canadian businessman. This format came into vogue in the second half of the 19th century, particularly in bourgeois circles, where people exchanged their portraits with family members or at social and professional gatherings. The invention of the calling card made portrait photography accessible to the middle class. This made it ...
- Accession Number 2018.11.62
- Fabricant / Éditeur William Notman
- Date 1871
- Medium and Support silver print, paper; cardboard
- Technique glued, printed
- Measurements 17,6 x 11,8 x 0,1 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, 2018.011.0062
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