cabinet photograph
Summary
Full length portrait of a seated woman wearing mourning dress. Plain interior backdrop with a drape to the left and a side table to the right. The woman is seated on an ornate wooden chair. She is wearing a white indoor widows cap and a black silk dress with a fitted bodice extending past her hips with 3 rows of centre front covered buttons. She has full length fitted sleeves with deep white cuffs and a gored skirt. She wears a long black beaded necklace and she is holding an eyeglass.
Object Name
cabinet photograph
Creators Name
Date Created
1880-1884
Dimensions
size: 16cm x 11cm
accession number
2008.40.6.854
Collection Group
Place of creation
London
Medium
