cabinet photograph
Summary
Full length portrait of a seated woman in mourning dress. Plain interior backdrop with a table to the left with a fur throw and a black dog. The woman wears her hair in a chignon with a brimless straw hat with a velvet band and bow. She is wearing a black wool and crepe dress with a fitted bodice with centre front buttons extending to a point and full length fitted sleeves with crepe cuffs. The bodice of her dress is made up of crepe with a bolero style front and a high standing collar. She has a bustle and her skirt is made up of crepe inserts and black silk. Written on reverse in pencil "Mary Le Neve Foster / 1885 - or 1886 / In Mourning dress for her mother"
Object Name
cabinet photograph
Creators Name
Date Created
1885
Dimensions
size: 16cm x 11cm
accession number
2008.40.6.850
Collection Group
Place of creation
Wandsworth
Medium