Collection of portraits of Indian women illustrating different women's clothing, Female attire. Muslins, silk, &c., photograph, page, inscription: 'PL. VI., Costume-Illustrations', collector's mark: 'Brooklyn Public Library', printer (person): William H. Griggs, c. 1861 - in or before 1866, photographer, printer (person), paper, albumen print, height 258 mm x width 204 mm, historical persons - BB - woman, fashion, clothing, The image shows a faded, sepia-toned sheet with multiple photographic portraits arranged in a grid-like layout. At the top center is a rectangular portrait of a seated child wearing ornate clothing and a headdress, flanked by three standing figures in turbans and patterned garments. Surrounding this central portrait are smaller octagonal-cornered photos depicting seated and standing women draped in shawls and long skirts, some posed on steps and some beside chairs. Below the central group is a full-length portrait of a woman standing and wrapped in a patterned shawl...
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Collection of portraits of Indian women illustrating different women's clothing, Female attire. Muslins, silk, &c., photograph, page, inscription: 'PL. VI., Costume-Illustrations', collector's mark: 'Brooklyn Public Library', printer (person): William H. Griggs, c. 1861 - in or before 1866, photographer, printer (person), paper, albumen print, height 258 mm x width 204 mm, historical persons - BB - woman, fashion, clothing, The image shows a faded, sepia-toned sheet with multiple photographic portraits arranged in a grid-like layout. At the top center is a rectangular portrait of a seated child wearing ornate clothing and a headdress, flanked by three standing figures in turbans and patterned garments. Surrounding this central portrait are smaller octagonal-cornered photos depicting seated and standing women draped in shawls and long skirts, some posed on steps and some beside chairs. Below the central group is a full-length portrait of a woman standing and wrapped in a patterned shawl. On either side of her are seated women wrapped in drapery, each posed on the floor. The overall paper shows age marks and light stains, and a circular library stamp appears near the lower right corner.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Collection portraits Indian women illustrating different women's clothing Female attire Muslins silk &c photograph page inscription Pl Vi Costume-Illustrations collector's mark Brooklyn Public Library printer person William H Griggs c 1861 - 1866 photographer paper albumen print height 258 mm x width 204 mm historical persons - BB - woman fashion clothing image faded sepia-toned sheet multiple photographic portraits arranged grid- layout top center rectangular portrait seated child wearing ornate clothing headdress flanked three standing figures turbans patterned garments Surrounding central portrait smaller octagonal-cornered photos depicting seated standing women draped shawls long skirts posed steps beside chairs central group full-length portrait woman standing wrapped patterned shawl side seated women wrapped drapery floor age marks light stains circular library stamp near lower right corner

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