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THE BRIGHTON CATS CDV PHOTO BY HARRY POINTER 3 KITTENS IN BASKET 1874 PERIOD INK
THE BRIGHTON CATS CDV PHOTO BY HARRY POINTER 3 KITTENS IN BASKET 1874 PERIOD INK

THE BRIGHTON CATS CDV PHOTO BY HARRY POINTER 3 KITTENS IN BASKET 1874 PERIOD INK

$ 13.2

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Photo Type: CDV
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days

    Description

    CARTE DE VISITE (CDV) with caption at bottom of photo: "Very many happy returns of the day."
    BACKMARK. "The Brighton Cats PHOTOGRAPHED FROM LIFE BY H. POINTER 11, Bloomsbury Place MARINE PARADE. BRIGHTON." Please scroll down for information on the photographer and this series of photographs.
    PERIOD INK. There is period ink handwriting on the back, which gives us names and a date of November 29, 1874. We will let you decipher the names yourself.
    SIZE. Approximately 4 1/8 x 2 1/2 inches.
    CONDITION. Photo: Lots of small spots and specks. Some discoloration to the dark background at top. When tilted, mirroring and scuffing are apparent. Also when tilted, 3 very slightly raised circular bumps are apparent at upper right. Mount: Wear at bottom left corner. Light wear at other 3 corners. Soiling on front and back.
    APPEARANCE. Very good and deep tones. Very good contrast. Absolutely adorable!
    HARRY POINTER AND THE BRIGHTON CATS. "During the 1870s, the Brighton photographer Harry Pointer (1822-1889) became well known for a series of carte-de-visite photographs which featured his pet cats. Pointer began by taking conventional  photographs of cats resting, drinking milk or sleeping in a basket, but from around 1870 he specialised in photographing cats in a variety of poses, placing his cats in settings that would create a humorous or appealing picture. Pointer often arranged his cats in unusual poses that mimicked human activities - a cat riding a tricycle, cats roller-skating and even a cat taking a photograph with a camera. Harry Pointer soon realised that even a relatively straight-forward cat photograph could be turned into an amusing or appealing image by adding a written caption. Pointer increased the commercial potential of his cat pictures by  adding a written greeting such as 'A Happy New Year' or 'Very many happy returns of the day'. Purchasers sent the small cartes-de-visite as tiny greetings cards, thereby publicizing Pointer's distinctive cat photographs. By 1872, Harry Pointer had created over one hundred different captioned images of cats. Harry Pointer's series of cat photographs were collectively known as 'The Brighton Cats'. The Photographic News reported that, by 1884, Pointer had published about two hundred pictures in 'The Brighton Cats' series." (source: Sussex PhotoHistory website)