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Cabinet Card, James and John Healey, Acrobats in Costume

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James and John Healey, identified by ink inscription on the reverse, are portrayed in full performance costume in this cabinet card by R. A. Geoffroy, Arctic Centre Art Studio, opposite French Church, Rhode Island, dating to the 1880s or 1890s. The die-cut scalloped border mount and elaborate painted interior backdrop distinguish this as a premium studio production, and the subjects' costumes and physiques identify them as acrobatic or variety performers.

The man at left stands with one hand on his hip wearing a short-sleeved athletic top, embroidered trunks, tights, and white lace-up boots, his expression confident and direct. The man at right is costumed as a clown or pantomime character in a ruffled white suit with a close-fitting white cap, his face made up in white with an open-mouthed comic expression, holding a small bowl and gesturing with one finger raised. A pointed clown hat lies on the floor between them. The painted backdrop depicts an elaborate Victorian interior with a tiled fireplace, decorative mantel, grandfather clock, and patterned carpet.

The reverse bears the decorative printed imprint of R. A. Geoffroy, Arctic Centre Art Studio, opposite French Church, Rhode Island, with multiple ink inscriptions including "James and John Healey," "Sons H. Judge and Caroline Healey," a note reading "Please return to Mrs. Alice Davies," additional handwritten text along the right margin, and penciled notations reading "per121" and "200."

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