Victorian Black-and-White Photo - Elegant Matriarchial Oval Portrait - 1860s Oval Photo on Damaged Cabinet Card

This older woman is posed for a photo where she is the star of the show! Perhaps her family wanted children to have a photo of their grandmother or the family matriarch in the latest photographic style. 

Her very thin, fashionable collar and pulled-back hair indicates that her sense of style was from the 1860s. However, large oval pictures became popular in the 1870s-80s, when technology and photo resolution improved. Her jewelry particularly stands out as precious, with the collar buckle and belt buckle being encrusted in crystals and the necklace bejeweled in a dainty bolo style. 

Height: photo 5 3/16", card 6 1/2" at longest
Width: photo 2 3/4, card 4 1/16" at longest

Condition: Missing card mount, worn from years of use, crazing and foxing on card and mild discoloration on photo. Slightly torn photo at bottom.