Print, Photographic, Carte-de-Visite

Name/Title

Print, Photographic, Carte-de-Visite

Entry/Object ID

355.17

Description

3 1/4" x 2" photograph of a young woman wearing plaid dress with full crinoline, holding a dark bonnet. She is wearing a "snood" (a kind of hair-net) in her hair. This dress-style is typical of the Civil War era. Attribution on front

Context

From the album of Mrs. Maurice Ayers, grand-daughter of John Taylor

Cataloged By

pauline

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Print, Photographic, Carte-de-Visite

Class

Documentary Artifact

Category

Communication Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

April 3, 2000

Update Date

November 21, 2024