June 18, 2007
Monday Antique Photo, Part 10
Gah. I nearly deleted all my period photo pages while I was trying to get this one up. Today just hasn't been very kind to me.
Anyway, this week's photo is up. Apparently someone's grandmother decided to throw a "Fall" party of some sort. I actually read a suggestion in on of my Edwardian fashion magazines that one should collect fall leaves, press and dry them, and then use them to decorate for a party like this. I can't imagine the amount of annoyance and work involved in actually doing that.
I do like this photo. It's got a lot going for it, despite not being in the best shape. I don't have that many photos of older ladies and almost none of the insides of actual Victorian homes (studio photos are far more plentiful). I'm pretty sure this one is not staged in a studio, since the setting is so detailed. I especially like the few details you can see of the furniture and china. They apparently also have a cake. Woo cake!
The 300 dpi version of this photo can be found on it's section of the period photos page. Unfortunately this is one case where you'll probably need to view the larger version to see some of the neat details of the image.
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