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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;silverthwaite II, post: 247071, member: 4291&quot;]To expand a bit: photographers would often keep a wardrobe of clothing, jewelry, books, musical instruments, fancy chairs, etc., for those who requested a bit of gussying up. </p><p><br /></p><p>Itinerant, folk art portrait painters did much the same.&nbsp; Some even pre-painted the entire figure except for the face, which was added in last.&nbsp; This is why great-Great-Aunt Bertha&#039;s head is exceptionally large (or small) vis a vis the rest of the figure.&nbsp; It is also why she is wearing that huge diamond that no one could ever find after her death.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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