Hand-painted Cased Photo of Woman in Blue Dress with Cupcake Hat! spool foot stool I believe both the painting

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

I've looked and looked and have not found another with the same form

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

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Hand-painted Cased Photo of Woman in Blue Dress with Cupcake Hat! spool foot stool I believe both the paintingMy 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