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Widow with a Book, 1/9th-Plate Daguerreotype, Circa 1845

She may be English, as the white crape caps were favored by widows there, but she may also be American--stylistically the image points to that. She also appears to wearing a brooch incorporating woven hair surrounded by pearls, which symbolized tears.

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Uploaded on March 6, 2011
Taken on March 5, 2011