Unknown

circa 1890 – circa 1899

19th Century

Fair

Jan 18, 2026

Description

Portrait of two women, cabinet card studio photograph with applied hand coloring, c. 1890s. The sitters are posed standing side by side in a formal studio setting, wearing dark, full-length dresses with pronounced leg-of-mutton sleeves and fitted bodices characteristic of late Victorian fashion. One woman rests her hand confidently on her hip while the other stands slightly angled, suggesting familiarity and a close personal or familial relationship. Subtle hand-tinting highlights facial features and a floral accent at the waist, a popular decorative practice of the period. The photograph exhibits surface wear, color fading, and abrasions consistent with late 19th-century photographic materials and later hand-color application. A faint handwritten inscription along the lower margin references the 1890s and appears to identify the sitters, indicating later family annotation.