Carte-de-visite

Object number
P8119
Creator
Disderi amp Compagnie
Date
circa 1865
Description
A carte-de-visite depicting Madame de Bassiere. De Bassiere wears a dress with a wide skirt, wide bells sleeves, undersleeves, a button front, and beaded details at the shoulder and waist. The dress is made of a diagonal checked pattern. The subject is seen looking inside a small box; she is seated beside an elaborately carved table. (See P8111 for Monsieur de Bassiere.)
Related People & Organizations
de Bassiere, Madame (associated)