Old Glass Plate Negative of Presumed Earlier Portrait of Woman in Lace nail loom See above for condition notes

See above for condition notes

dating from sometime between the 1940s and 60s

7/8" t when closed

I'd think late 1960s or early 70s

Old Glass Plate Negative of Presumed Earlier Portrait of Woman in Lace nail loom See above for condition notesI love things that confuse me or make me question what I'm seeing, and I also images of other images, representing multiple degrees of remove. I believe this glass plate negative most likely documents an earlier photograph, frame and all; I am not a costume expert, but the fine lace and bodice make me think 1840s, while the glass plate negative did not come into common use until several decades later. One can just make out the flutter of her