28.22.11
Print, Photographic, Carte-de-Visite
1880 Approximate
Mr. and Mrs. Lewer Portrait. Material: paper. Size: 2 1/2" x 4". Description: sepia image of a middle-aged couple posed seated side by side in a studio setting; they are both wearing dark clothing of the era; curved lines are drawn across their chests indicating where the photographer will crop each of the subjects when their individual portraits are created; reverse side has handwritten specific instructions as to how he will prepare the portraits indicating that they will be individually framed busts from a Chicago photographer.
From the collection of the Henry Lewer family.