Eye of the Beholder : Images of People with Vision Loss in the Nineteenth Century
Object ID:
2005.19
Title:
Cabinet card, Full-length portrait of a young girl who may be blind
Photographer:
Allen
Place:
Seneca Falls
Date:
[n.d.]
Description:
Black-and-white photograph shows a young girl whose eyes are closed standing next to a cloth-draped table. Her right hand is resting atop a book on the top of the table. Her bobbed hair is combed back and hangs loose behind her ears. She is wearing a necklace and a dress with a gathered waist, short puffed sleeves, and a full skirt. Photograph is mounted to a deep burgundy card with gilt edges. Reverse of card is gray and blank. "Allen" and "Seneca Falls" are printed in gold script at bottom front of card.
Medium:
Card stock, paper
Print Size:
6.5 (h) x 4.25 (w) in.
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