Studio Imprint

While it is common to find a photographic studio's name stamped into the velvet lining of daguerreotype and ambrotype cases, the backs of paper prints allowed for more elaborate forms of advertising. This studio imprint depicts a common design found on the verso of cartes de visite and cabinet cards. Alongside the name and location of the studio, it incorporates iconography, such as a classical column, to suggest photography's status as a fine art.