cabinet photograph

Eddison Ltd



cabinet photograph

Eddison Ltd

Summary

Full length family group portrait of a man, woman, boy, girl and a baby. The boy and girl are seated on a mock decorative stone wall against a painted studio backdrop of delicate drapes and flowers. The man has wavy hair and a moustache, he is wearing a dark 3 piece wool suit with a pocketwatch, white turned down collar and white necktie.The woman is seated beside him with the baby, she wears her hair back in a chignon and she is wearing a pale wool dress with a dark velvet trim across the centre front bodice, velvet standing collar, leg of mutton sleeves gathered in with dark velvet ribbon and dark velvet ribbon trim at the cuffs and waist. The baby is wearing a white cotton dress with a round frill collar. The boy is wearing a sailor type suit with knee length wool trousers and the girl is wearing a wool check empire line dress with a gathered bodice, round lace collar and very full sleeves gathered into a cuff at the wrist. Worn with black stockings and buttoned up black leather ankle boots.


Object Name

cabinet photograph

Creators Name

Eddison Ltd

Date Created

1890-1900

Dimensions

size: 16cm x 11cm

accession number

2008.40.6.2339

Place of creation

England

Medium


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