SOLD Young Woman Holding Cut Hair Braids, Unusual 19th Century Cabinet Card in Fine Eastlake Frame kingergarten This is an 1853 copy

This is an 1853 copy of Merrill's New Illuminated Alphabet Book

but he's definitely his own thing

10 1/2" x 6" x 7 1/8" t and in very good

a couple of daisies

top hat at his feet

SOLD Young Woman Holding Cut Hair Braids, Unusual 19th Century Cabinet Card in Fine Eastlake Frame kingergarten This is an 1853 copyI spotted this one fairly high on a wall at the Nashville show and squinted hard up at it to confirm that yes, in fact, our young woman here is holding a long pair of braids in front of her, tied together with a ribbon near the top. As such, quite an excellent embodiment of Victorian obsession with hair and the value placed on it. I can't find another example out there of a similar ilk, but would speculate that this young woman's display of braids is