carte-de-visite photograph
Summary
Quarter length portrait of Princess Marguerite Adelaide d'Orleans (1846-93) with her hair styled into a chignon and decorated with flowers. Her simple off-the-shoulder dress has short puffed sleeves and is decorated with galrands of flowers around the sleeves and waist band. She is wearing drop earrings and three necklaces around her neck consiting of: a five strand necklace, a long necklace and a pendant on a velvet ribbon.
Object Name
carte-de-visite photograph
Creators Name
Date Created
1865-1870
Dimensions
image: 10.2cm x 6.4cm
accession number
2008.40.5.1459
Collection Group
Place of creation
England
Medium