1931 Fashion Photo. Woman's Fur-Trimmed Coat Cloche Hat. Silver Gelatin Print

Description

View 1931 Fashion Photo. Woman's Fur-Trimmed Coat Cloche Hat. Silver Gelatin Print with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Her ensemble is dominated by a long, dark coat with a substantial fur collar and matching fur cuffs, a luxurious detail that contrasts with the economic austerity of the period. She wears a classic cloche hat, pulled low over her brow in the prevailing style, and her footwear consists of practical Mary Jane shoes. This vintage sepia-toned photograph, dated January 1931, captures a woman in a full-length winter portrait. She stands before a simple brick wall, her attire a precise document of early Depression-era fashion. Her ensemble is dominated by a long, dark coat with a substantial fur collar and matching fur cuffs, a luxurious detail that contrasts with the economic austerity of the period. She wears a classic cloche hat, pulled low over her brow in the prevailing style, and her footwear consists of practical Mary Jane shoes. In her hands, she holds a small, boxy clutch purse, completing a coordinated and thoughtful public presentation. The image is a straightforward, vernacular studio portrait, likely taken at a storefront or simple photographic establishment, focusing entirely on the subject and her sartorial statement. The print itself is a silver gelatin development, exhibiting the warm, chocolate-brown tones characteristic of the era's chemical processing. The verso is marked with the clear, stamped notation JAN and 1931, providing definitive provenance, alongside the handwritten or stamped inventory number 641. As a artifact, it serves as a clear study of transitional 1920s-1930s womenswear, where the dropped-waist silhouettes of the flapper era began to give way to the more structured, elongated lines of the early thirties, all captured during the first full winter of the Great Depression. Condition: Used. Category: Collectibles › Photographic Images › Photographs.

Subject

Women

Material

Paper

Production Technique

Gelatin-Silver Print

Year of Production

1931

Image Color

Sepia

Theme

Portrait

Time Period Manufactured

1925-1949

Image Orientation

Portrait