cabinet photograph
Summary
3/4 length portrait of a seated woman wearing outdoor dress. Painted studio backdrop of an outdoor scene with stone steps and trees. The woman is seated on a mock stone wall. She is wearing a black brimless hat covered in fine black feathers (possibly ostrich) She is wearing a black velvet floral fitted bodice extending over the hips with brass buttons down the centre front. Her bodice has full length fitted sleeves with white frill cuffs and a standing collar with a white frill collar underneath. Her skirt is made of dark silk with rows of fine pleats above the hem. She is holding a white rose and an opened parasol above her head.
Object Name
cabinet photograph
Creators Name
Date Created
1880-1890
Dimensions
size: 16cm x 11cm
accession number
2008.40.6.775
Collection Group
Place of creation
Bangalore
Medium
