A widow?

kenysd

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I have had this picture for years, Picked it up for $1.50 in an antique store.
I have always wondered......who, what, when?

will you experts take a look and tell me what you think?
dress, year, etc.
I have thought it looks like a Civil War Widow picture.
the look she has is compelling...

thanks..Ken
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right lupaglupa, and she's wearing jewelry, ear rings. etc. not right for mourning. what year do you think.
pretty girl....wonder if it's a soldiers picture. it is a frame pict. 5 x 7.5 inches. with oval frame mark.
frame long gone....Ken
 
I would think quite young, but not a widow..or at least not in the first year. In the second year you could have a fancier dress, wear earrings and..as you came out of mourning you could have a white collar again.

Those curls and that hair style remind me of quite a young thing.
 
great replies guys....thanks....I think they had a 'sale' on that dress back in the day.
wonder if they were in colors?
keep them coming...Ken
 
We are seeing a lot with those tight ruffles - very popular at the time! @Mrs. V do you know when they started making those crimping forms for ruffles? I've seen them at historic sites.
 
We are seeing a lot with those tight ruffles - very popular at the time! @Mrs. V do you know when they started making those crimping forms for ruffles? I've seen them at historic sites.
I do not know off hand, but I do know there is a cast iron crimping tool for those pleats.
 
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