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Photograph

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1870-1910

GUSN

GUSN-18114

Description

Framed portrait of a woman in a frame w/ gilt and wavy black design. Bust-length photograph of an older woman w/ white hair, a brooch, and a V-neck darker overshirt in front of leafy plants.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
photographs
paper (fiber product)
gelatin silver prints
silver (metal)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
women (female humans)
Unidentified Paper
Silver Print
Woman
PICTURE, PORTRAIT

Inscription

Written on back top of postcard: ""Alla cara giovasmia/ m ricardo della montra/ Teresa/ Cartolina Postale/ Italiana""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

5.625 x 4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.2216

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