Carte de Visite ( visiting card ) portrait of an attractive Welsh Victorian woman, wearing a fashionable dress with Italian sleeves, Newtown, North Wales, circa 1890 / 1891

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From the studio of John Owen, Newtown, North Wales On the reverse of the card it states: "Awarded prize of £25 for best Series of Views Royal National Eisteddfod 1889." The “Italian Sleeve” on the lady's dress with a full puff above the shoulder dates this photograph to 1890, 1891 Also: "John Owen Portrait & Landscape Photographer Broad Street Newtown North Wales" See ref: D8CY5H for reverse of this Cartes de Visite photograph Cartes de Visite were visiting cards used from 1860 -1900

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Size: 4304px × 6979px
Location: Newtown, North Wales UK
Photo credit: © ThislifeThen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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