cabinet photograph

Summary

3/4 length portrait of a seated woman. Painted studio backdrop with a pillar. The woman is wearing a small bonnet decorated with white silk flowers and a light wool dress with a full pleated skirt and a fitted bodice extending over the hips with an open front and a gathered silk insert with a standing collar and a butterfly pin. She has full length fitted sleeves and is wearing a pair of white gloves. Written on the back "The Thwislay(?) / April 17th / 1890"