Portrait of a woman with elaborate cameo jewelry and off the shoulder dress. Austin, Travis County, Texas

Title

Portrait of a woman with elaborate cameo jewelry and off the shoulder dress. Austin, Travis County, Texas

Subject

portraits; women; jewelry; necklaces; earrings; U.S. West; Southwest

Description

This ambrotype is housed in a paper-mache case with inlayed mother-of-pearl decoration in the shape of flowers in a vase. (Source: Lawrence T. Jones III)

Creator

Unknown

Date

ca. 1857

Rights

Please cite DeGolyer Library, Southern Methodist University as the source of this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained for a fee. For details, see the https://www.smu.edu/libraries/degolyer/research/permissions web page. For more information, contact degolyer@smu.edu.

Format

Ambrotype

Type

Still Image

Identifier

Ag2008.0005

Files

jtx_359_large (1).jpg

Citation

Unknown, “Portrait of a woman with elaborate cameo jewelry and off the shoulder dress. Austin, Travis County, Texas,” DeGolyer Library Exhibits, accessed March 28, 2024, https://degolyer.omeka.net/items/show/468.