cabinet photograph
Summary
3/4 length portrait of a woman wearing outdoor dress. Painted studio backdrop of trees and plants. She is wearing a large black hat covered in fine black feathers (possibly ostrich) and she wears her hair in a plaited chignon with a fringe. She is wearing a silk dress with a silk satin beaded cape with a fur trim. Her skirt is made up of layers of black lace and she is wearing cream silk or leather gloves and holding the handle of a parasol.
Object Name
cabinet photograph
Creators Name
Date Created
1880-1890
Dimensions
size: 16cm x 11cm
accession number
2008.40.6.778
Collection Group
Place of creation
England
Medium
