*ACTRESS ADAH ISSACS MENKEN AS CENTAUR RARE 1862 CDV* Start Price USD 250.00 Current Price USD 250.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, November 17, 2008 End Time Wednesday, December 17, 2008 Location New York See more about '*ACTRESS ADAH ISSACS MENKEN AS CENTAUR RARE 1862 CDV* ' Description She was one of the most scandalous actresses of her generation, famous, along with Lola Montez and Lotta Crabtree, for performances in the American West. When she rode onstage in a dramatization of Lord Byron's Mazeppa wearing flesh colored tights, it was thought that she was naked. A rare original carte de visite circa 1862 of Adah Issacs Menken as a centaur, a colorful and visually stunning image drawn from her Mazeppa role. Light wear else fine. Domestic buyers pay Priority Mail insured shipping. Foreign shipping by airmail. Credit cards accepted with Paypal. Inquiries always welcome. Please visit my other eBay auctions for more early theatre, opera and historical autographs, photographs, broadsides and programs and great singer, actor and actress cabinet photos and CDV's. Place a Bid!