Josef Axmann Ratibor Raciborz Poland Photo Cabinet Card Portrait Family Jewish
This cabinet card features a studio portrait by photographer Josef Axmann, located in Ratibor (modern-day Racibórz, Poland). The photograph is likely a silver gelatin printing-out paper or collodion print mounted on cream-colored cardstock. The image depicts a formal group portrait of three people: a seated woman in a dark, textured dress with large decorative buttons; a man standing behind her in a dark suit with a prominent handlebar mustache; and a young woman standing to the right in a light-colored, long-sleeved pleated gown with a high collar. The front lower margin of the mount is printed with Josef Axmann, Photogr. Atelier. at the left and Ratibor Dominikanerplatz. at the right. The reverse of the mount features an elaborate decorative graphic with Josef Axmann in script and Ratibor Dominikanerplatz. centered below. A text block in the lower left of the reverse reads: Die Platte bleibt für Nachbestellungen und Vergrösserungen aufbewahrt. (The plate remains stored for reorders and enlargements). The bottom margin of the reverse is marked for the card manufacturer Fr. Wilde & Sohn.
Mount: 16.5 cm x 10.8 cm.