Untitled (Flower Arrangement)
1875/99
Medium
Albumen print, stereo
Dimensions
Each image: 7.7 × 7.5 cm (3 1/16 × 3 in.); Card: 8.5 × 17.5 cm (3 3/8 × 6 15/16 in.)
Classification
photography
Department
Photography and Media
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
198791
Art Historical Context
Step into the Victorian era with *Untitled (Flower Arrangement)*, an exquisite albumen print stereograph by W.G.C. Kimball, created between 1875 and 1899. This intimate still life captures a delicate bouquet of flowers, meticulously arranged to showcase their vibrant petals and textures. Housed in the Art Institute of Chicago's Photography and Media department, each twin image measures just 7.7 × 7.5 cm, mounted on a standard 8.5 × 17.5 cm card—perfectly sized for the stereoscopes that brought photography to life in parlors worldwide. Albumen prints, made by coating paper with egg whites for ...