A studio portrait of a young woman in half view, ca. 1887

Photograph

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

A studio portrait of a young woman in half view, ca. 1887

Entry/Object ID

2012.3.1.6

Description

A cabinet card studio portrait of a young woman, James D. Westervelt, Los Angeles, ca. 1887. The image shows the woman, likely in her twenties, in half-view and seated. She has on a white dress with a scalloped collar and lace sleeves, while she has a corsage pinned to the center of the dress at the bosom. She is turned slightly and looks right of the camera. A floral bouquet is behind her. Westervelt's name and address are at the bottom. With abrasions, some stains, soiling and edge abrasions, the overall condition is fair.

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Cabinet Card Photographs