Fotoalbum van een Nederlandse familie met 168 cartes-de-visite en kabinetfoto's c. 1860 - 1900

This album, dating from around 1860 to 1900, is a collection of 168 cartes-de-visite and cabinet photographs. The album cover, made by various artists, features an ornate design of a shield with a tassel and a cornucopia overflowing with flowers, showcasing the decorative and personal nature of Victorian photo albums. These albums served as visual records of families and social circles, documenting lives through the popularity of the newly invented photographic technologies. This particular album, now part of the Rijksmuseum collection, offers a glimpse into the lives of a Dutch family during a period of great social change.