A beautiful mid-20th century Indian portrait photograph, hand-painted - a tradition common across India before color photography became widespread. Gold embroidery, pearl necklace, gold earrings, and a maang tikka hair ornament — painted over the original black and white photograph.

A craft practiced by studio photographers across India from the 1940s through 1960s. Housed in the original pink and silver embossed metal frame. Dimensions 13X11 Inches with frame, and the photograph is 6.5 X 5 Inches.

Dimensions:
Height 13, Width 11, Depth 1 inches
Weight 1 lbs

Condition:
Good, with age-appropriate wear to the frame and discoloration on the photograph.

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• Low Estimate: 50.00
• High Estimate: 100.00