And on that cheery note... Debora
Think you're right. Does look like pencil. Debora
I agree. Someone's mother. But daughter may have died without descendants. Families who homesteaded on prairie, I would imagine. Auction house...
Pencil not helpful. A Continental hand though. Debora
Is the size on the canvas' back written in ball point pen or fountain? Debora
I thought perhaps a GAR reunion but... I can't find a period example that included women and children. Debora
Ah, damask. That fancy. I know tastes change and it's for the best when old pieces are used in later decors but... removing tufting really...
One thing interesting about the photo is it wasn't taken in a studio. It was taken outdoors and not even in a garden. Appears just to be a yard....
You are right! Chicken-wire it is. Reminder that what looks to our modern eyes as inexpensive and countryfied was once a technological...
What would the original upholstery have looked like, @Ghopper1924? Debora
That explains the ferns. Debora
Wonder what all those people have in common. Have you opened up the frame to see if anything written on back? Given the leg-of-mutton sleeves on...
Is that its pair in the background? Debora
In what part of the world was the auction held? Debora
An inexpensive wedding dress. Appears to be manufactured not hand-sewn. Are you sure the sash isn't rayon? Would have been called "artificial...
Yes, it would have had a slip underneath. And it appears to be missing the sash which would emphasis the below-the-waist silhouette of the late...
Photographs?
Frame looks 1960s. Not a work that appears to be widely reproduced. If not an enhanced print... May have been created by a copyist; museums...
Sure that's not an OGA? This seller is reading the mark as GER. https://www.ebay.com/itm/265245755082 Debora
That's very nice work. I've never heard of Iguala (Guerrero), much less known it was a center for silver production. According to the internet,...
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