JEB Stuart Cabinet Card Photograph Civil War Vintage Confederate Cavalry General

Description

Handmade historical reproduction Cabinet Card of Joshua Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart. The photograph is a Fujifilm Archival Quality Matte Print from the original photograph.
Each card has a short bio on the reverse which makes it useful as a history teaching tool in addition to interesting, enjoyable art.
Mounted on sturdy chipboard the overall card is approx. 4.75” x 7.25”
From the Back Bio -
James Ewell Brown “Jeb” Stuart
(February 6, 1833 – May 12, 1864) was a United States Army officer from the U.S. state of Virginia who later became a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War. He was known to his friends as “Jeb”, from the initials of his given names. Stuart was a cavalry commander known for his mastery of reconnaissance and the use of cavalry in support of offensive operations. While he cultivated a cavalier image (red-lined gray cape, yellow sash, hat cocked to the side with an ostrich plume, red flower in his lapel, often sporting cologne), his serious work made him the trusted eyes and ears of Robert E. Lee’s army and inspired Southern morale…
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The cabinet card was a style of photograph which was widely used for photographic portraiture from the 1860’s through the early part of the 20th Century.
It consisted of a thin albumen photographic paper print mounted on a card typically measuring 4¼ by 6½ inches (108 by 165 mm). They are often confused with Carte de Visité (CDV), a similar but smaller format introduced around 1854 in France. CDV’s were very popular during the American Civil War. They tended to be much smaller in a  standard 2-1/2" x 4" format.
“Cabinet Card” portraits were often presented and exchanged by individuals of position, and social standing. They came to often replace the “calling card” as a currency of social exchange and introduction. They were often kept and displayed in glass “cabinets” to demonstrate acquaintance or connection in some way with the notables pictured in the portraits.