cabinet photograph



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

Place of creation

England

Medium


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