cabinet photograph
Summary
Full length portrait of a woman wearing an evening dress and standing in front of a stone balustrade against a painted studio backdrop of an outdoor scene with trees. The woman has wavy hair worn up with a large black hat with a wide brim made up of layers of black silk with fine black feathers (possibly ostrich). She is wearing a dark silk dress with a fitted bodice and large white flowers with trailing leaves. She wears full length sheer silk flared sleeves with her arms outstretched and a finely pleated silk skirt with 2 rows of smocking in between. She wears a doubled up long pearl necklace. See 2008.40.6.1258 for the same subject wearing a coat.
Object Name
cabinet photograph
Date Created
1900-1910
Dimensions
size: 16cm x 11cm
accession number
2008.40.6.1257
Collection Group
Place of creation
England
Medium