A late nineteenth-century photograph album bound in dark, heavily textured embossed leather featuring decorative floral and foliate scrollwork motifs. The volume is secured by a substantial hinged metal clasp, and the page edges are finished in bright gilt. Internally, the album consists of thick card leaves with a light green moire-patterned surface, featuring die-cut apertures for the insertion of photographs; several windows are further accented with embossed decorative borders. The album contains a collection of original late nineteenth-century studio portrait photographs, including cabinet cards, depicting various sitters in period dress. No title page, publisher information, or specific dates are visible within the volume.
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