Graduation portrait of young woman

Title

Graduation portrait of young woman

Description

Sepia-toned portrait of a young woman in a calf-length black dress with a neckerchief held by a large gold slide. The dress is gathered at the waist and has a full, bloused top and long, full sleeves. An armband bearing the initials 'S. M. I.' decorates the young woman's left bicep. Her hair is softly curled and full about her face before being drawn back into an elaborate snood and bow. She wears a mortarboard with a full tassel hanging down off the back edge, and the initials 'S. M. I.' across the band. Museum records do not identify what the initials represent. Neither do they identify the woman specifically, whether she is the 'Vesta' referred to on the back, if she is 'Marguerette Morrissey.'

[back] [pen] Marguerette Morrissey, from Vesta.

Identifier

WCMpic_015296

Subject

Graduation (School)

Fashion

Academic costume

Women--Education

Dooher, Marguerette (Morrissey)

[?], Vesta

Education History

Genealogy & Family History

Language

English

Date Created

circa 1900s

Date

1900/1909

Medium

photographic postcards

Rights

Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.

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Type

Still Image

Source

Washington County Museum