Peasant Woman and Daughter, 1857.
SOLD November 2003 |
Half plate ambrotype of French peasant woman and her daughter, in original passe-partout mount. Light tinting in blue to sitter's apron. Embellished on reverse with date "1857" in oversize folk-art lettering. Dimensions of mount 7 x 5.75 inches (18x14 cm).
What a "wholesome" image. Despite the woman's scarf-wrapped headdress and working apron, this is a large ambrotype in a very high-quality passe-partout housing. Perhaps taken for an employer as keepsake of a favored servant.
The reverse bears a large, and funky, folk-art style "1857":
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