tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557555707557308690.post4983140902934583969..comments2023-12-20T00:06:27.127-08:00Comments on Anonymous Works: Circa 1860's CDV of an Abstract PatternJoeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13798883246590751721noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557555707557308690.post-47639139461594904752009-12-30T17:52:09.245-08:002009-12-30T17:52:09.245-08:00Great info. Thanks Greg!Great info. Thanks Greg!Joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798883246590751721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557555707557308690.post-37394583624593778482009-12-30T16:59:13.174-08:002009-12-30T16:59:13.174-08:00Yay how fun! thats great!Yay how fun! thats great!angvouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986780554724964458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557555707557308690.post-50024147121834182742009-12-30T11:59:02.329-08:002009-12-30T11:59:02.329-08:00Theodor Prümm had a photo studio in Berlin.
He...Theodor Prümm had a photo studio in Berlin.<br /><br />He's mentioned in Baden Pritchard's 1885 guidebook, "les ateliers photographiques de l'europe"<br /><br />there's a copy for sale at acanthus.nl at the moment.Greg Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326573841699346755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557555707557308690.post-23685938025090092752009-12-29T21:01:20.290-08:002009-12-29T21:01:20.290-08:00Angela and Falk,
You guys ROCK! Thanks for solvin...Angela and Falk,<br /><br />You guys ROCK! Thanks for solving that one!Joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798883246590751721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557555707557308690.post-22270823422401619672009-12-29T19:51:46.699-08:002009-12-29T19:51:46.699-08:00Yes, Angela, its right ! Prümm is the name of this...Yes, Angela, its right ! Prümm is the name of this medal winner.<br />And if you turns the card a little <br />the kryptic lettering is readable, you will find this sentence:<br />"If you love me as I love you"<br />and turned 90 degrees:<br />"Nothing but death shall part us two"<br />How nice !!!Falk Keutenhttp://kugelbahn.blog.de/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557555707557308690.post-71927162410028538692009-12-29T06:02:15.492-08:002009-12-29T06:02:15.492-08:00This is one of those optical tricks--anamorphic le...This is one of those optical tricks--anamorphic lettering-- very popular in the 19th century. <br /><br />Its definitely words or a phrase that is stretched and condensed, with another word/phrase turned 90 degrees and placed on top.<br /><br />I think you're supposed to look at it at a steep foreshortened angle to read it-- but it never works for me.<br /><br />let us know what you find!angvouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11986780554724964458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557555707557308690.post-65252289477837431972009-12-23T15:02:24.358-08:002009-12-23T15:02:24.358-08:00Yeah, I think you may be right.Yeah, I think you may be right.Joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798883246590751721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557555707557308690.post-90069810251793399452009-12-23T14:37:09.637-08:002009-12-23T14:37:09.637-08:00I was thinking Th. Prümm was either the artist'...I was thinking Th. Prümm was either the artist's name, or the name of the studio where the card was produced. Prümm is a German last name I believe. ?Balancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11740947184655473729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557555707557308690.post-64925163322318892442009-12-22T12:49:55.992-08:002009-12-22T12:49:55.992-08:00You know, I've asked a few people and still ha...You know, I've asked a few people and still haven't come to any firm conclusion. The "No. 41" in the corner tells us it's one in a series and the back shows that I guess it won a medal in a Photography exhibition in Berlin. Not sure what "prümm" means.<br /><br />What's your best guess?Joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798883246590751721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1557555707557308690.post-41389590199014407672009-12-22T12:04:03.704-08:002009-12-22T12:04:03.704-08:00I like it! Any speculation about what the image m...I like it! Any speculation about what the image might represent?Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00691146231054795824noreply@blogger.com