Hand coloured photograph on glass, depicting a lady in a white dress with a lace collar and pearl necklace.
Signed Fred Thurston in a folding leather case.  26 cm wide when open.
Fred Thurston (1854 - 1933) was a photographer and miniature painter based in Luton and Harpenden. Many outstanding portraits and photographs of old Harpenden can be found with the signature or imprint of Frederick Thurston, Luton and Harpenden or Fredk. Thurston & Son, Harpenden on their mounts.

England, circa 1890.