Eye of the Beholder : Images of People with Vision Loss in the Nineteenth Century
Object ID:
2005.25
Title:
Cabinet card, Portrait of blind boy
Photographer:
Kurtz, W.
Place:
Madison Square, NY
Date:
ca. 1890
Description:
Black-and-white photograph is mounted on a card that is white on the front and pink on the reverse. Photograph shows a head-to-knees portrait of a young boy who appears to be blind and is standing next to an upholstered prop. He is dressed in a jacket and a skirt that are highly trimmed with butttons and brocade. Photographer's name and location are printed in the bottom margin and on the reverse.
Print Size:
6 1/2 (h) x 4 1/4 (w) in.
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