DescriptionMinette (miniature carte-de-visite): unknown woman posed in studio, Hoboken, no date, ca. 1880-1892. 1-1/2" x 2-3/8" card mount (slightly rounded corners) with 1-5/16" x 2-1/8" high print. Photo by Lay, 252 Washington St. (old number; modern 628), Hoboken, N.J. Proprietor of studio was Herman Norton Lay. Front text: "Lay" and "Hoboken" imprinted in bottom margin. Back text: Minettes 50 cents a Dozen. Lay [logo] 252 Washington St. Near 7th St. Hoboken Minette was a reduced size version of the carte-de-visite and produced using that format name from the 1870s to 1890s. The typical size varies, but the print and mount here are on the smaller range of described examples. While some may consider this in the genre of a penny photo or stamp photo, it is not the same.