Descriptive InformationMary Ielellan Parsons, sitting view, in plaid off-shoulder, hoop skirt dress, brooch at center neck, bracelet on each arm, dark hair parted in center, in long curls and pulled back from face. Lips and cheeks tinted. In embossed wood case, two brass fastners, left interior has embossed red velvet liner; image behind clear glass, embossed brass inder and curved cut-out mat. Faded red velvet between case and brass binder. See Franzen and Donor's genealogy reference for subject indentity.