Half-length portrait of an older woman. She wears a long sleeved dress with a kerchief collar fastened at the neck with a brooch. Hair is worn in a middle parting with high side buns at the temples. A lace cap is worn over the hair and tied under the chin with a ribbon. In both hands she holds a book against the front of her waist. Plain background

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Half-length portrait of an older woman. She wears a long sleeved dress with a kerchief collar fastened at the neck with a brooch. Hair is worn in a middle parting with high side buns at the temples. A lace cap is worn over the hair and tied under the chin with a ribbon. In both hands she holds a book against the front of her waist. Plain background