Mechanical pencil drawing of a woman from Mae's Millinery Shop

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A mechanical pencil drawing of a bust of a woman (a) and a frame (b) from Mae's Millinery Shop. The drawing shows the woman in 3/4 profile and is wearing a large hat and holding flowers. A copyright for Ullman Mfg Co. is printed on her chest. The number "2" is handwritten in graphite on the reverse. The frame (b) is painted with a faux mahogany finish with a glass interior and no additional backing. A length of wire is attached to a metal loop at each long edge for the frame to hang vertically on the wall.

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