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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
STOWE, Harriet Beecher (1811-1896), Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Cabinet photograph signed ("Harriet Beecher Stowe"), dated 14 October 1893. Cabinet-size mounted albumen (6½ x 4¼ in.), imprint of Hastings, photographers of Boston, traces of old mount on back. In an unusual, floral embroidered mat (11 x 8¼ in., fragile), contemporary with Stowe's inscription.
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STOWE, Harriet Beecher (1811-1896), Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Cabinet photograph signed ("Harriet Beecher Stowe"), dated 14 October 1893. Cabinet-size mounted albumen (6½ x 4¼ in.), imprint of Hastings, photographers of Boston, traces of old mount on back. In an unusual, floral embroidered mat (11 x 8¼ in., fragile), contemporary with Stowe's inscription.
THE AUTHOR OF Uncle Tom's Cabin AT AGE 83. A fine, vignetted profile image of the elderly author, looking to the right, her silver hair secured with a dark headband, an oval brooch visible at her neck.
THE AUTHOR OF Uncle Tom's Cabin AT AGE 83. A fine, vignetted profile image of the elderly author, looking to the right, her silver hair secured with a dark headband, an oval brooch visible at her neck.