cabinet photograph
Summary
3/4 length vignette portrait of a woman in profile. Plain studio backdrop. She wears her hair in a plaited chignon with a wool hat with a tall crown and a neat turned up brim. Her hat is trimmed with dark silk flowers and light satin bows. She is wearing a dark wool dress with a fitted bodice extending over her hips and bustle with centre front buttons, full length narrow sleeves with textured wool trim at the cuffs and standing collar. Her hands are joined holding a pair of kid gloves and she is wearing a gathered skirt with a gathered bustle.
Object Name
cabinet photograph
Creators Name
Date Created
1880-1890
Dimensions
size: 16cm x 11cm
accession number
2008.40.6.809
Collection Group
Place of creation
Hyde Park
Medium