Antique Cabinet Card Photograph - A Group of Male and Female Graduates unused adding silver glitter to the

adding silver glitter to the cross to hold the foil covering firmly in place

The wood piece is covered in a layer of gesso (that's the white you see peeking out from the design) and then handpainted with oils

The reverse is unused but does bear a pencil mark of 25 - possibly 25 centimes

perhaps a small touch of love in the condition

maybe a decoration on a satin chemise or slip

Antique Cabinet Card Photograph - A Group of Male and Female Graduates unused adding silver glitter to theDating to the 1890s or so, here's a large cabinet card, sepia tones, of a group of graduates or men and ladies at a cotillion, or perhaps, the debutantes of the day. When I first saw this photograph, I almost thought the group was for "special needs" individuals, the first girl that struck my eye was the lady far left, bottom. She appears to be mentally disabled but, on looking through a magnifying glass, she just appears to have a lazy left eye. The