Photographic Cases: Victorian Design Sources 1840-1870

The development of pioneer photographs and the miniature art cases that were manufactured to protect and display them.

Icons of their time, photographic cases are rich in history and design. Not limited to the cases themselves, this book explores various aspects of the Daguerreian era (1840-1870) and includes information on one-of-a-kind photographic forms, artists and casemakers, die-engraving, and all components of wood-framed, thermoplastic, and novelty cases. Emphasis is placed on Vic...