Seed Pearl Necklace and Bracelets

[Susan Higginbotham]

I was curious so I checked with a Facebook group to which I belong, some of the members of which are experts in 19th century fashion. All agreed that the woman's dress was from the 1850's, possibly even the late 1840's (which would make sense if this is indeed a daguerreotype). Anyone who's read Mary's letters to her milliners knows that she wouldn't have been caught dead in such an old-fashioned dress in 1861.

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