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Femme portant un châle et des lunettes, Boston, MA, vers 1863
Femme portant un châle et des lunettes, Boston, MA, vers 1863

Albumen print

Woman in shawl wearing glasses, Boston, MA, about 1863
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
InscriptionsPencil on album page, Mrs Sam May?
Date About 1863
Medium / Technique Silver salts on paper mounted on paper
Albumen process
Dimensions8.5 x 5.6 cm
Origin Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Object NumberMP-1986.5.1.37
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of E. Dorothy Benson

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