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N 7 B 6.4K C 1 E Feb 25, 2019 F Feb 25, 2019
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"Elbl és Pietsch, udvari fényképész, II Fő utcza 18, Budapest."

Approximate translation: Elbl and Pietsch, royal photographer, 18 Main Street, Budapest.

I'm not sure about the words written at the bottom. Perhaps they're the names of the three women who appear on the front of this cabinet card photo.

Tags:   ephemera photographs photos cabinet cabinet photographs cabinet photos cabinet cards portraits found photos studio photos backdrops studio props backs backmarks card backs advertising advertisements ads chairs furniture bamboo tassels women mothers children girls clothes clothing dresses leg-of-mutton leg-of-mutton sleeves gigot gigot sleeves sleeves hair hair styles books reading readers flowers typefaces type typography fonts Victorian 19th century nineteenth century antique old vintage vptp Elbl Pietsch Elbl and Pietsch Elbl & Pietsch photographers studios Budapest Hungary

N 13 B 11.3K C 1 E Feb 25, 2019 F Feb 25, 2019
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A mother and her two daughters posed for this cabinet card photo in the Budapest studio of Elbl and Pietsch sometime after 1897 (see also the back of this photo). Note the girls' unique hairstyles and their fashionable dresses with enormous leg-of-mutton or gigot sleeves.

The painted backdrop is somewhat indistinct but what looks like the bottom of an elaborate staircase appears on the left. The chairs are made of bamboo (or perhaps faux bamboo) and are decorated with tassels.

As one girl sits in a chair holding a book, the other girl stands with one hand resting in a comforting gesture on her mother's shoulder. Her other hand is holding some flowers alongside the arm of her mother's chair.

I originally posted this on Ipernity in 2016 as a photo from Budapest for the Vintage Photos Theme Park in memory of our dear friend, Nori after learning of the death of Nóra Mészöly--better known as Nori--whose photostream is still online here on Flickr.

So let's remember dear Nori and cherish the treasured images she shared with us. Perhaps you'll want to compare this photo with the dozen other photos and backmarks from the same studio that Nori collected in her Elbl & Pietsch album.

Tags:   ephemera photographs photos cabinet cabinet photographs cabinet photos cabinet cards portraits found photos studio photos backdrops studio props backs backmarks card backs advertising advertisements ads chairs furniture bamboo tassels women mothers children girls clothes clothing dresses leg-of-mutton leg-of-mutton sleeves gigot gigot sleeves sleeves hair hair styles books reading readers flowers typefaces type typography fonts Victorian 19th century nineteenth century antique old vintage vptp Elbl Pietsch Elbl and Pietsch Elbl & Pietsch photographers studios Budapest Hungary

N 14 B 8.8K C 1 E Aug 5, 2017 F Aug 4, 2017
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A cabinet card photo of a girl wearing a dress with leg-of-mutton or gigot sleeves, which were fashionable and popular in the 1890s when it's likely this photo was taken. The painted backdrop features a hilly landscape with a meandering fence and tall flowering plants that match nicely with the grassy floor covering the girl is standing on and the gate-like wooden prop she's leaning against.

As far as I can tell from the hard-to-read stamp on the back of the photo, the photographer's last name was "Aunspach," which suggests that this may have come from the studio of J. S. Aunspach of Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.

A fashion (in its day) photo for the Vintage Photos Theme Park.

Tags:   ephemera photographs photos cabinet cabinet photographs cabinet photos cabinet cards portraits found photos studio photos backdrops studio props gates children girls clothes clothing dresses leg-of-mutton leg-of-mutton sleeves gigot gigot sleeves sleeves Victorian 19th century nineteenth century 1890s antique old vintage Aunspach J. S. Aunspach Pillow Pa. Dauphin County Pennsylvania vptp


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