Carte-de-visite

c. 1865

A carte-de-visite depicting Madame de Bassiere. De Bassiere wears a dress with a wide skirt, wide bells sleeves, undersleeves, a button front, and beaded details at the shoulder and waist. The dress is made of a diagonal checked pattern. The subject is seen looking inside a small box; she is seated beside an elaborately carved table. (See P8111 for Monsieur de Bassiere.)

4 1/8 X 2 3/8

P8119