cabinet photograph

Summary

3/4 length portrait of a woman wearing an evening dress. Plain backdrop with a dark drape to the left. The woman has dark wavy hair worn in a chignon on top of her head. She is wearing a dark silk satin dress with a watered silk skirt. She has a fitted boned bodice with a scooped round neckline embellished with beadwork and silk flowers and short capped sleeves. She is holding a black hand painted fan and she is wearing elbow length black silk gloves. Her skirt is ruched at the front and gathered up over a bustle.