cabinet card

noun

A style of photograph widely used for portraiture in the late 19th century, mounted on a card typically measuring 108 by 165 mm (4 1⁄4 by 6 1⁄2 inches).

Meanings

nouncabinet card (plural cabinet cards)

plural cabinet cards

  1. historicalartsA style of photograph widely used for portraiture in the late 19th century, mounted on a card typically measuring 108 by 165 mm (4 1⁄4 by 6 1⁄2 inches).

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cabinet card. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cabinet%20card

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“cabinet card.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cabinet%20card. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cabinet card,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cabinet%20card.

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