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Description: | Carte de visite portrait of 2 women, full length, one standing and one seated; they are in identical dresses, perhaps mother and daughter or 2 sisters; the younger is seated with her feet on a hassock; the dresses are dark velvet trimmed with heavy braid, perhaps in the princess polonaise style; front fastened with small buttons; fitted sleeves with a small peak; pie crust lace frill at the neck and perhaps a black lace and bead bertha collar; cuff lining looks to be knitted with embroidered flowers; both have hair smoothed back from a centre parting; the older looks to have a plait pulled across her head; both have brooches at the neck and loops of chains near the waist | Source: | Lincolnshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/Re... | Go to resource |
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