PORTRAIT OF A VERY PRETTY AND ANONYMOUS YOUNG LADY

This oval image features a very pretty well dressed young woman. She is wearing a necklace and a locket pinned to her dress. The woman’s hair is up and topped with a bow. The photograph measures 4″ x 6″. The identity of the photographer and the subject are unknown.   SOLD

Published in: on October 17, 2017 at 8:16 pm  Comments (4)  

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  1. Jane Matthews's avatar On October 17, 2017 at 9:07 pm Jane Matthews said:

    A beauty

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  2. Sabrina Bleecker Caldwell's avatar On October 18, 2017 at 6:13 am Sabrina Bleecker Caldwell said:

    A beauty for sure. I wonder (pure speculation) if she could be a widow. She has sadness in her gaze (again, my opinion). Her dress is heavy and dark (perhaps black?) and she is alone in the photo despite looking like a ‘good catch’. The locket is very prominent and it would be easy to image it to be a keepsake of a lost husband. It would be very interesting to get the opinion of an expert in 19th century fashion on this! Very nice, thanks for posting it.

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  3. Bill Patterson's avatar On October 18, 2017 at 2:10 pm Bill Patterson said:

    I’m just glad the photographer didn’t ask her to smile.

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  4. Bill Patterson's avatar On October 18, 2017 at 11:00 pm Bill Patterson said:

    Just noticed … that ‘locket’ seems to have a stem. Could be a watch?

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