MRS. ROBERT E. LEE (MARY CUSTIS) PHOTO & SIGNATURE Restoration Cabinet Card RP

Description

Super rare restoration of a period CDV of Mrs. Robert E. Lee (Mary Custis Lee - Great Grandaughter of President George Washington's wife, Martha) from a vintage Cabinet Card photograph reportedly hand-tinted by Mary herself - carefully enhanced and digitally preserved - a Canon Archival Quality Semi-Gloss Print. Mounted on sturdy chipboard the overall card is 4” x 6”.
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“Cabinet Card” portraits were often presented and exchanged by individuals of position, and social standing. They often replaced the “calling card” as a currency of social exchange and introduction and they came to frequently be displayed in glass “cabinets” to demonstrate acquaintance or connection in some way with the notables pictured in the portraits.