ANTIQUE GROUP PHOTOGRAPH IN BIG OAK FRAME W. OLD GLASS

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UP FOR SALE IS A BEAUTIFULLY FRAMED 19TH CENTURY PICTURE. THE SOLID OAK FRAME IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. IT MEASURES 29" X 25". THE MATT IS TAN AND IS BORDERED WITH TWO GILDED METAL STRIPS ONE GOLD IN COLOR AND THE OTHER BLACK. WE ARE VERY SURE THAT THE GLASS IN THE FRAME IS THE ORIGINAL OLD GLASS (OLD GLASS HAS THE WAVY LOOK IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY). THAT FEATURE ALSO ADD MORE VALUE TO THIS COOL PIECE! THE PICTURE APPEARS TO BE TAKEN AROUND 1880 WITH ABOUT 100 SUBJECTS MOSTLY WOMEN SEATED ON THE STEPS OF A STATELY BUILDING. THE SUBJECT OF THIS EARLY PHOTO IS SOMEWHAT OF A MYSTERY . BECAUSE T ARE NO CHILDREN IT IS APPARENTLY NOT A FAMILY REUNION OR RELIGOUS CONGREGATION. AND BECAUSE THE SUBJECTS ARE PRIMARILY WOMEN A UNIVERSITY IS PROBABLY OUT. IF THIS WERE A GROUP OF NURSES OR NUNS THEY WOULD BE DRESSED IN THE UNIFORMS OR RELIGOUS HABITS. SO OUR BEST GUESS IS POSSIBLY A COLLEGE FOR ASPIRING TEACHERS AS WOMEN HAD FEW PROFESSIONAL CHOICES BACK IN THE DAY. PERHAPS THE MALE PROFESSORS ARE STANDING IN THE BACK AND THE FEMALE STUDENTS ARE SEATED ON THE STEPS. T ARE SOME SURFACE SCRATCHES ON THE FRAME WHICH IS COMMON FOR A FRAME OF THIS AGE. (SEE PHOTOS) THIS IS A LOVELY VICTORIAN PHOTOGRAPH PERFECTLY PRESERVED IN IT'S ORIGINAL FRAME. THIS WOULD BE A GREAT CURIOSITY OR ACCENT FOR ANY HOME OR OFFICE WITH AN ANTIQUE THEME OR JUST AS A COOL read more

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