[Boudoir Hair, Possibly Alva Vanderbilt]
Creation: 1890
Seen with her long hair down and wearing a loose wrapper, this woman, possibly Alva Vanderbilt, stares directly at the viewer/photographer. Is this room a boudoir? Her clothing and pose suggest that this is a private, relaxed moment, as does the paper print.
Title
[Boudoir Hair, Possibly Alva Vanderbilt]
Date
Creation: 1890
Description
Seen with her long hair down and wearing a loose wrapper, this woman, possibly Alva Vanderbilt, stares directly at the viewer/photographer. Is this room a boudoir? Her clothing and pose suggest that this is a private, relaxed moment, as does the paper print.
Rights
Public Domain
Format
Boudoir photographs
Card photographs (photographs)
Source
MSS0468, Harold Stirling Vanderbilt Papers
Collection
Citation
“[Boudoir Hair, Possibly Alva Vanderbilt],” Gallery, accessed October 1, 2023, https://gallery.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/806.