cabinet photograph
Summary
3/4 length studio portrait of a woman with a girl. Family portrait, mother and daughter. The woman is seated, she has wavy hair with a short fringe worn in a chignon. She is wearing a princess polonaise striped silk satin dress with a fitted bodice and long narrow sleeves with a lace trim around the cuffs. Her bodice fastens centre front with buttons to a high standing collar with a lace frill. She is holding a bunch of flowers, possibly lillies. The girl is stood beside her, she has long hair, half worn up and tied with a white ribbon. She is wearing a white long sleeved dress with a dark velvet over dress trimmed with lace. Painted studio backdrop of an outdoor scene with trees and hills.
Object Name
cabinet photograph
Creators Name
Date Created
1880-1890
Dimensions
size: 16cm x 11cm
accession number
2008.40.6.1532
Collection Group
Place of creation
Newcastle upon Tyne
Medium
