Hand-painted Cased Photo of Woman in Blue Dress with Cupcake Hat! spool foot stool It seemsthat is it made

It seemsthat is it made primarily of an early molded hard plastic

Making a cyanotype photograph involves placing a photo negative on treated paper

with a carved circle detail at the very top

I believe both the painting and the frame are late 19th c

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Hand-painted Cased Photo of Woman in Blue Dress with Cupcake Hat! spool foot stool It seemsthat is it madeMy favorite thing about this wonderfully hand painted photo portrait is this exuberantly and very painterly painted hat, which looks rather like a white cake with colorful frosting all over it! But the treatment of her dress I think is just right too, with a great folkiness that animates and humanizes her in a wonderful way, and makes what seems like her Sunday best feel all the more special and significant. (And which also makes her feel rather like