Portrait of unknown woman, seated

TitlePortrait of unknown woman, seated
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Descriptive InformationCased print of a young woman, seated, wearing a light color dress, buttoned down the front, string-tie at neckline and long sleeves. Hair parted in middle and looped under ears. Her right arm is resting on a table and left folded at waist with draw-string purse over wrist. Case is hinged wood covered with leather-like material embossed on fromt and back with urn and leafy pattern, and has two small brass hooks on right edge. Interior has a red velvet lining with an ambossed pattern on the left. Right side has narrow red velvet covered framing enclosing narrow, embossed gilt metal frame, glass, stamped gilt metal matte with curved open image area and the print. Top surface of both sides has a gilt chain-like decoration. dates between 1845 to 1860.

TopicsPortraits
Portrait frames
Women

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