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Cabinet Card

Photograph

Cabinet card of young women. She has a large pompadour of curled fringe in the center front of hair head. Hair is fastened into low chignon in back, with what appears to be a bit of hair hanging down in loop in CB. She wears earrings of small gold ball with twisted wire above. Bodice has tight sleeves with no sleeve cap or puff. Tartan wool bodice body with center front plastron of dark black wool or wool in dark colorway. Stand collar, and CF closure of brass (?) buttons in round and plain. At collar stand she wears a bar pin with wire sphere in center with bars and balls on the ends coming from front on each side. Around her neck is a chain, which fastens to the bar pin, and hangs beneath with small locket hanging. Beneath image is printed: "A. J. Diehl, and S. Sharpsteen. 246 Woodward Ave., Detroit, Mich." Back of card is left blank.

2025.16.357

Cabinet Card

Jewelry

Detroit

Michigan

United States of America

North America

The Drs. Revak & Lustig Antique Brooch Collection

Cabinet Card

1883 - 1886

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