Cabinet card, Portrait of blind boy

Photograph, Cabinet

Accession Number: 2005.25

Description: Black-and-white photograph is mounted on a card that is white on the front and pink on the reverse. Photograph shows a head-to-knees portrait of a young boy who appears to be blind and is standing next to an upholstered prop. He is dressed in a jacket and a skirt that are highly trimmed with butttons and brocade. Photographer's name and location are printed in the bottom margin and on the reverse.

Print Size: 6 1/2 (h) x 4 1/4 (w) in.

Date: ca. 1890

Photographer: Kurtz, W.

History/Provenance: Museum purchased item through an internet auction.

Subjects: Blind children. Photographs.