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We are not yet sure about the chronology of these gold lettered cabinet cards, but believe this began in the 1880s, perhaps the late-70s. This we will be able to eventually determine as our archive expands. This we have not yet determined. As far as we can tell, these mounts were ppilar throiughout the 1880s. We note a green mount from Washington, D.C. in 1881 (figure 1). The boy was Esther Jackmsn. We see a brown American card with gold lettrs in 1888 on the previous page. The boy was Esther Jackman. Another brown example is an American card in 1891. We hope to develop a more precise chronology as we find more dated examples. But these cards basically set the parameters. These gold letter cards with dark colors were most popular in the 1880s. We see light-colored mounts becoming popular in the 1890s. This of course helps date undated cabinet cards.
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