Late Victorian Era Photograph of Mother and Child - Vintage 1880s-1890s Women's Fashion Cabinet Card Dearborn Back: Field of Pineapples

Back: Field of Pineapples

bathing pavilions

Hutchinson

Front: Aerial image depicting the Durango-Silverton Train and Silverton

Condition: Good with some fraying and creasing around the edges

Late Victorian Era Photograph of Mother and Child - Vintage 1880s-1890s Women's Fashion Cabinet Card Dearborn Back: Field of PineapplesThis photo of a Victorian Mother and Child gives some insight into the changing fashion and shifting roles of women in the household. The mother's cinched waist, thin sleeves, and starched collar and cuffs reflect the more modern woman's shift away from earlier Victorian bustles, fringe, and patterns. The introduction of shirtwaists as a practical women's top indicated a more masculine style emerging. Her ornate belt buckle is more practical and