Older woman, seated with a fan
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What it is:
Photo (6.5 x 9.25 inches) mounted with a piece of paper (6.5 x 10.25 inches) onto a cardboard frame/backing (11 x 16 inches; I have cropped most of the backing from this scan).
What I know about it:
I believe the penciled name in the lower right is the photographer. It’s hard to read, but it appears to say Johnstone. Otherwise undated and unidentified.
Comments:
This woman doesn’t look dressed so much as upholstered, but I think the overall effect is quite elegant. With an 11 x 16 backing, this is one of the larger pieces in my collection.
Pics of Then 
Upholstered, what an interesting description! Very expensive handiwork on that dress…a lot of hours went into making that!
Yes, it’s a gorgeous dress with an amazing amount of work in it.
I have started thinking about how it would be received if I took a fan round with me in the summer months. I have been seeing women in Miami carry them now and I think it would be magnificent!
Give it a try and report back! 🙂 It’s so nice when fashion meets functionality.
Upholstered! HA! She has such a lovely face and gaze, and looks like someone I’d want to know.
Yes, that sort of look could easily have gone in more of a stern, unpleasant direction, but she looks like she might be nice.
I so agree with dsavannah…this is a woman I would love to meet over tea. She seems fascinating.
She looks like somebody who would be very proper and polite, but would still have some amazing stories to tell.