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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 683455, member: 2844&quot;]It is well-painted, and I must say, the lady is growing on me. She looks sophisticated and has lived, and her experience and life lessons show.</p><p>She may not have been painted in Russia, art travels.</p><p><br /></p><p>She is wearing a mourning dress with a gold brooch on her collar, possibly a bar brooch. Those brooches were generally fashionable in the early 20th century. The Russian bourgeoisie followed the same fashions as bourgeoisie elsewhere. There were only small regional differences around the world.</p><p>Older ladies were often in mourning. The older you get, the more loved ones pass away.</p><p><br /></p><p>Children&#039;s portraits are generally more popular than portraits of elderly ladies.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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