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Up for sale is an original, authentic antique cabinet card portrait photograph dating to the turn of the century (circa 1895–1905), featuring fantastic documented family provenance.
The front of the heavy stock card features a wonderfully charming composition of a young girl dressed in an elegant period white lace-trimmed dress, dark stockings, and high-button lace boots, accented by a delicate fine-link pendant necklace. Posed proudly next to her on a plush, heavily draped studio parlor armchair is her tiny, curly-coated white pet dog—highly characteristic of an early Poodle mix, Maltese, or primitive Bichon lineage. They are set against a dramatic, hand-painted scenic studio backdrop depicting a historic stone castle tower or archway entwined with climbing ivy.
The reverse side of the heavy card mount delivers outstanding family provenance handwritten in original fountain pen ink script:
- Subject Identity: \"Lena Arrick\"
Features & Condition:
- Era: Late Victorian / Early Edwardian (Circa 1895–1905)
- Subject: Documented studio portrait of Lena Arrick with her small fluffy white pet dog on a parlor chair
- Format: Heavy original cardboard studio cabinet card mount / silver halide portrait print
- Condition: Very good antique condition with wonderful central clarity, strong charcoal-and-sepia contrast, and excellent texture preservation across the lace dress and dog\'s fur coat. The reverse card stock is clean, well-preserved, and displays highly legible vintage ink script with a minor, natural age-appropriate water/handling stain on the right margin that does not impact the signature. Free of major creases or surface cracks across the primary subjects.
Shipping & Packaging Protection:
To preserve its excellent antique condition and historic integrity, this historic cabinet card will be shipped with extreme care. It will be securely sandwiched flat between two sturdy pieces of thick cardboard, wrapped safely in a layer of protective bubble wrap, and mailed out inside a rigid, bend-resistant cardboard mailer to fully guarantee safe transit to your doorstep.
