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Description Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge Click to Enlarge I simply gotta march, my heart's a drummer... Mill Creek CrossingCDV - Mother with Child on Her Lap - Civil War Period - Tinted Size: 2-3/8 in. by 3-3/4 in.Thin, yellow colored cardstock with single gold border and square corners Photographer: None shown - no backmark This mother is pictured holding her toddler daughter on her lap. The mom is dressed in a beautiful skirt and bodice, typical of the Civil War era. The bodice is trimmed with a narrow white lace collar, dark buttons and dark piping. The sleeves are trimmed in lace as well at the wrists. She is wearing either a long chain or a long narrow ribbon about her neck. If it has a pendant, then the pendant is hanging nearly or at the waistline. Her hair is parted in the middle, pulled back and fashioned into small puffs over and back of the ears. There looks to be a narrow dark ribbon holding the hair back. The skirt actually looks upon magnification as if it could be a print, maybe even a plaid. The photographer, however, tinted it dark, almost black, with a hint of dark red when turned to the light. The toddler's dress has short sleeves which are off the shoulder and one looks like it has a small bow or fabric decoration attached. The bodice has either piping or tiny pleats. The skirt has three ruffle tiers, and a bit of white lace underskirt is showing. The stockings are white and she is wearing tiny, short topped boots. The photographer tinted her dress a dark pink that almost looks magenta. The artist/photographer might have been a bit careless when tinting this particular photograph, howevever, after seeing many of these tinted images, it seems it must have been difficult to get just the right amount of color in just the right place without saturating the area where the brush first touches. These photographs have a great many minute details and "staying inside the lines" must have been an art that a large percent did not master; however, they did seem to do better with the paler colors like the pale pink for the cheeks. Please note that the four or five tiny white dots that you see on the skirt in the scans is NOT on the skirt. It must have been dust on the scanner screen. The dots do not appear on the image itself. Condition: The image is in near fine condition except for the pink tinting that is a bit "out of the lines" here and there. There is the very light age toning that the images this old have, but there are no bends, creases or tears to the image. Please review the scans as they are part of the description. If you would like additional scans, please email me before bidding. ********** Terms of Sale: We will invoice you at the end of the sale, generally within an hour or two, if not less. 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