Figure 1.--We note in the 1900s a number of American narrow, but elongated paper frames for portraits. This one is dated 1908. Mote the boy here is holding a hammar. |
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There seems to be a very destinctive shift made at the turn of the 20th century, although this transition mzay have varied from country to country. After the turn of the 20th century, at least in America, cardboard CDV and cabinent mounts gave way to paper mounts of various designs. We are not entirely sure just when this occurred, but we note that by the very early 1900s there were large numbers of portraits in these paper mounts. Notice the American portrait here done in 1902. These were not the cheap paper frames used for tin-types, but rather often artistically done frames with heavy paper and embossing or fancy print. Often very large frames were used for rather small images, some times printed in circles and ovals. Some paper frame had the photographer indicated, others were blank. We note brown and grey were popular colors for the mounts. We also note narrow, but elongated mounts with small photographs. Here is an example from 1908.
There seems to be a very destinctive shift made at the turn of the 20th century, although this transition mzay have varied from country to country. After the turn of the 20th century, at least in America, cardboard CDV and cabinent mounts gave way to paper mounts of various designs. We are not entirely sure just when this occurred, but we note that by the very early 1900s there were large numbers of portraits in these paper mounts. Notice the American portrait here done in 1902. There may have been some prints done with these
in the 1890s, but we have not yet found them. If they so exist, the number would seem very small in compatioson to the number made after in the 1900s. We are not surewhat caused this rather sydden shift. Cabinent cards were basically unchanged since the mid-1860s wen they appeared through the 1890s. Then the format suddently changed at the turn-of-the-century.
These were not the cheap paper frames used for tin-types, but rather often artistically done mattes with heavy paper and embossing or fancy print. They wee still often done as cards rather than a separate print done in a paper or cardboard mount. Thematts look more like fra,es than the standard cabinents cards of the 19th century.
Often very large frames were used for rather small images. The overall size could be large nd the image itself very small. We also note narrow, but elongated mounts with small photographs. Here is an example from 1908 (fifure 1).
We note various image cutouts. There were square image as well as circles and ovals. Some paper mattes had the photographer's name imprinte, others were blank.
The matte colors were destinctive. We note brown and grey were popular colors for the mounts. We also note off white mattes like ivory.
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