Portrait of a lady in a promenade gown
Photography
Inventory number
2022.3.29.8.PH.VI.C1875.USAuthor:
William M. GINTER (American, 1839 - 1910)Description
Cabinet format photograph depicting a young woman standing on a photographer's studio background, leaning on a chair, in a long dress, in a transitional between the crinoline and the bustle style, with a medum large skirt with assymetrical layers, trimmed with pleated ribbons, and wearing a short jacket, covering the hips. The lady is holding an umbrella in her left hand, and there is a long fan hanging on a rope under the jacket. Her updo hairstyle is covered with a small hat, embellished with flowers, she is wearing a simple bangle bracelet on her right wrist, and a beaded necklace on her neck, under a ruffled collar.Materials
Analog photographyCardboard
Origin
circa 1875 Lewisburg, United StatesDimensions
Length : 7.5 cmHeight : 15.5 cm