no idea when it was made
but why would you think it couldn't have been cut down from a larger image? These blank plates were sold to the photographer in a much larger size - the evidence of some cutting is naturally noticeable in the images provided on more than one side. The balance and proportions of the non-image area are off as well.
I would not think it to be a modern copy as the price of gold is now and in the recent past many times what it would have been whether original to 1887/88 shoot OR a subsequent re-issue at the turn of the century. Mostly I just can't see the incentive to produce with ill intent......
Interesting item.
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