Victorian Woman

Photograph

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The Recorded Image Project

Name/Title

Victorian Woman

Entry/Object ID

RE-PH-2026-0020

Description

Portrait of a woman

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Cabinet Card

Subject

Woman

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Pennsylvania

Category

Women, Photo, 1900's, 1890's, Victorian, Late Victorian, Brooch Jewelry

Made/Created

Studio

A.S. Schrekengost

Date made

circa 1895 - circa 1900

Time Period

20th Century

Place

* Untyped Place

Unknown

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Handwritten text at the lower edge of the photograph reads “Christmas Joy,” suggesting the image was either gifted or commemorative in nature, possibly produced as a seasonal novelty.

General Notes

Note Type

Description

Note

Studio portrait of a young woman presented as a mounted “photo-within-a-photo” composition, likely intended as a keepsake or holiday presentation. The central photographic print is affixed at a slight angle onto a dark cabinet card mount, with decorative pinked edges visible along the photograph’s border. The sitter wears a high-collared dark dress with modest puffed shoulders and a narrow choker-style necklace fastened with a rectangular bar clasp. Her hair is styled in a voluminous upswept pompadour, consistent with late-1890s fashion.

Create Date

January 19, 2026