Antique Cabinet Card Putnam Elderly Victorian Woman Puffed Sleeves Hyannis Mass

Antique Cabinet Card Putnam Elderly Victorian Woman Puffed Sleeves Hyannis Mass

This antique cabinet card features a dignified elderly Victorian woman captured in a formal studio portrait. She sits with poise, her ensemble highlighted by the dramatic, voluminous puffed sleeves that defined the late nineteenth-century silhouette. The photograph bears the mark of Putnam, a photographer based in Hyannis, Mass.

Collectors of Cape Cod history or Victorian portraiture will appreciate this glimpse into regional fashion. The composition offers a preserved look at the style of a bygone era in Massachusetts. It is a rare, authentic window into the life of a Hyannis resident.