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Description
An elderly woman with a black headscarf sat for the photographer, while knitting. During the period, it was typical for people to pose with props, such a tools of their trade, books, or favorite items. While the woman is unidentified, her plain-styled dress suggest a she lived in a more rural area of Maine.
About This Item
- Title: Tintype of woman knitting, ca. 1870
- Creation Date: circa 1870
- Subject Date: circa 1870
- Location: ME
- Media: Tintype
- Dimensions: 8.3 cm x 7 cm
- Local Code: 2008.377.065
- Collection: Vickery-Shettleworth collection of early Maine photography
- Object Type: Image
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