Cobb Studio Portrait

Dateca. 1900

Mediumglass plate negative

Dimensions8 1/8 × 6 1/2 in. (20.6 × 16.5 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Walter C. Haussamen

Object numberPA1990.013.352.A

DescriptionA woman stands in the Cobb Studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico for a full body portrait. She wears a long light-colored floor-length gown with large, bowing sleeves. The bottom of the dress is ruffled and decorated with ribbon applique in a rectangular scroll pattern. The draping sleeves are lined with the same ribbon. The neckline is wide, falling off the shoulders with a thin spaghetti strap holding the dress up. There is a large floral corsage attached to her right shoulder and a matching floral corsage ensemble headpiece attached to a band around the head. Her hair is pulled back from the face. Her left arm is raised, with the left hand resting behind the head while she reveals her right profile and looks up and into the distance. Her right arm rests gracefully along her side.

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