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Description:
Offered for your consideration is an original late 19th-century Victorian cabinet card photograph featuring a costumed performer identified in period manuscript pencil on the reverse as "Princess Ida" (likely referencing the Gilbert and Sullivan opera production or a stage personality of the era).
Photographer / Studio: Elmer Chickering Photographic Studio, located at 21 West Street, Boston, Mass. (noted for theatrical and portrait photography in Victorian Boston).
Format: Original Victorian Cabinet Card (approx. 4.25 x 6.5 inches).
Condition: Good antique condition with rich sepia tones, light edge wear, and honest patina consistent with age. The reverse side features ornate studio branding and vintage handwritten pencil identification.
A wonderful piece of 19th-century theater history, stage ephemera, and Boston photographic history. Please review all high-resolution photos for exact condition details.
