This photograph holder is really much like a current day message board you might find in a department store. They can be quite expensive. This 1893 version is simple to make and inexpensive as well.
Photograph Holder
The board above is formed of a very stiff piece of card-board or a thin board cut into a escutcheon pattern. Over the frame is tacked a piece of plain silk or cloth, which is crossed by bands of broad braid or galloon tacked at some of the crossings, allowing room to slip in the photograph.
A piece for the centre may be worked if preferred, but that is optional; or brocade may be used in place of the plain material.
