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<p>[QUOTE="LaneAcadia, post: 378140, member: 7915"][USER=81]@Kronos[/USER] - Yes, I did look behind the image and inside the case. No ID or other clues, unfortunately. All I found was the stamp of the mat manufacturer.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=602]@Aquitaine[/USER] - I'll attach better photos of the case. The top ribbon definitely says "MB Brady". The other one says "Case Maker, NY".</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=54]@springfld.arsenal[/USER] - That's a GREAT idea. I've looked around a little bit for a similar chair, but as most of the Brady portraits I find are from his Washington DC studio, I keep coming up empty. But you're right, it certainly looks like a studio portrait, and it seems like those background details should eventually show up if it's a real Brady photo.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=33]@Figtree3[/USER] - I'm not a member, but I'll definitely join and inquire there. Thanks for the lead!</p><p><br /></p><p>I appreciate all the help, folks! [ATTACH=full]130389[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]130390[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]130391[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]130390[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="LaneAcadia, post: 378140, member: 7915"][USER=81]@Kronos[/USER] - Yes, I did look behind the image and inside the case. No ID or other clues, unfortunately. All I found was the stamp of the mat manufacturer. [USER=602]@Aquitaine[/USER] - I'll attach better photos of the case. The top ribbon definitely says "MB Brady". The other one says "Case Maker, NY". [USER=54]@springfld.arsenal[/USER] - That's a GREAT idea. I've looked around a little bit for a similar chair, but as most of the Brady portraits I find are from his Washington DC studio, I keep coming up empty. But you're right, it certainly looks like a studio portrait, and it seems like those background details should eventually show up if it's a real Brady photo. [USER=33]@Figtree3[/USER] - I'm not a member, but I'll definitely join and inquire there. Thanks for the lead! I appreciate all the help, folks! [ATTACH=full]130389[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]130390[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]130391[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]130390[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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