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Message:: [QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 10008598, member: 8267"]It is very difficult to analyze an object like this just from photos. But here is what I think I am seeing (and I may be wrong) - [ATTACH=full]502710[/ATTACH] The section on the lower right looks like the original, unretouched photo surface. It is blurrier than typical for an albumen print, which is why I suggested it might be a salt print. The red and green colors are probably watercolors, based on the way the lower edges bleed out. The white areas on the sleeves, bodice, and head cover look like a more opaque type of gouache. Some type of transparent coating, such as a gum wash or varnish, has been applied over the painted areas to saturate the colors. Some of this coating extends below the painted areas, visible as tan colored brushstrokes. It is this coating that has crazed and flaked in the bubble you highlighted. The paint has been applied quite heavily, so I cannot be absolutely certain that there is a photograph underneath. It might be that the unretouched area is a type of underdrawing. I have not seen this particular combination of materials and techniques before. I believe [USER=33]@Figtree3[/USER] is familiar with historic photographs. Perhaps she may have some insights.[/QUOTE]