Eye of the Beholder : Images of People with Vision Loss in the Nineteenth Century
Object ID:
2002.32
Title:
Cabinet card, Blind woman "cousin"
Photographer:
Wharton
Place:
Winamac, IN
Date:
ca. 1885
Description:
Sepia-toned photo measures 5 1/2 x 4 in.; mounted on card with pink front and gilt edges; name of photography studio "Wharton [W logo] Winamac, Ind." printed beneath photo; handwritten in pencil on back is "Marand Benson, Blind Cousin" and in pen "For Mac" and "#333 42d St- Pittsburgh, Pa." Head-and-shoulders portrait of woman; dress has high collar with lace bow; slightly puffed sleeves at shoulders; hair worn up with curled bangs. Some foxing; bottom right corner is bent.
Medium:
Card stock, paper
Print Size:
6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.
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Blind woman Blind woman "cousin"