Costigliole 1862 - 1867

"Costigliole," an 1862-1867 albumen print by French photographer Pierre-Louis Pierson, depicts a woman and a child, likely a mother and son. The woman is elaborately dressed in a gown with a large, fur-trimmed cape, while the child wears a plaid kilt and a white cap with a feather. The image, with its ornate frame, exemplifies the fashionable portraiture popular in the mid-19th century. This evocative and intimate portrayal of a family is part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection in New York.