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Summary:
Portrait of a southern woman, her body facing forward, her gaze directed slightly to the right, an envelope held at her waist with her left hand, and her right arm resting on the back of a red upholstered chair. She wears a brown dress with a white lace collar, a small square pin at the neckline, and a black choker fastened around her neck with a gold pin.
