Cabinet card portrait of Josephine Sampson seated in a wicker chair

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A sepia tone cabinet card of Josephine Sampson seated in a wicker chair. The photograph is in portrait orientation. Sampson is depicted from the waist up, at the center of the image, looking at the viewer. She is leaning against the proper left armrest of an ornate, white wicker chair. She is resting her proper left elbow on the armrest and her hand is draped over her proper left thigh. Her proper right forearm is resting in her lap. She is wearing a white blouse with puffy sleeves and a high collar and a full, white skirt. Two rows of stripes ribbons are woven horizontally through the blouse at chest level terminating on the proper left side at a silk flower embellishment. Her hair is arranged in a pompadour style with a bow perched on the top, proper left side of her head. Behind her is a cloudy photographic backdrop.

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