Photograph portrait of a woman wearing a picture hat

A sepia tone photograph of an unidentified standing woman wearing a picture hat. The photograph is in portrait orientation. The woman is depicted from the thighs up. She is standing with her body turned slightly towards the right edge of the image and her face turned towards the viewer. Her arms and folded and resting behind her back and she wears a half smile on her face. She is wearing a medium tone suit with a long skirt and a matching double breasted jacket with wide, black lapels. At the bottom of the right lapel is an embroidered closure. She is also wearing a light tone, lace blouse with a high neck and a wide brimmed wide band picture hat embellished with flowers. The woman is shown against a white photographic backdrop. The image is feathered with white edges along the bottom. The image has browned along the bottom edge. There are small losses along the top and bottom left corners, at the top right corner, and along the bottom left and top center edges. There are also two pin holes at the bottom center. The back is plain and cream colored.

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