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Portrait of a woman, cabinet card studio photograph, c. 1895–1905. The sitter is presented within an ornate, stylized cutout vignette featuring botanical motifs, a popular late-Victorian design element intended to elevate studio portraits. She wears a high-collared, patterned bodice with decorative buttons and lace trim, and her hair is arranged in a softly structured updo typical of the turn of the century. The image shows notable age wear, including edge abrasion, surface darkening, and tonal fading, consistent with late 19th-century photographic materials and prolonged handling.