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Original 19th-century comic stereoview titled “The Pleasures of Matrimony: Twelve Months After Marriage”, featuring a theatrical domestic scene with a weary husband in a nightcap, a collapsed wife, and chaos surrounding the disarray of marriage a year in. Likely staged as part of a satirical photo series, this card reflects Victorian humor and popular stereotypes about married life.
This view is from an unmarked or lesser-known publisher, but similar cards in this genre were often created by European photographers and imported for American sale. The image is full of props and textures—carpets, bedding, overturned furniture—and plays on early photographic humor’s love of physical comedy and exaggerated sentiment.
The reverse is handwritten in ink and dated March 14th, 1873, further supporting the card’s early production date.
Condition:
Typical wear with softened corners and surface age. Image has slight fading but retains enough clarity to enjoy the comic detail. Writing on reverse adds a layer of history and authenticity.
A fun and early example of marriage satire in stereoscopic form, great for collectors of genre scenes and Victorian humor.
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