Albumen portrait of Fanny Seward mounted on paper

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Albumen print of Fanny Seward shown in bust portrait. The print is cut in an oval and adhered to a paper mount. Seward is facing the camera with her hair parted at the center and gathered in a snood behind her head. She wears a dark colored bodice, white standard collar, and a light and dark colored ribbon is tied in a bow at the front of her neck. Handwritten in graphite on the bottom center of the mount is the text "Fanny Seward / died 1865". The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print.

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