carte-de-visite photograph
Summary
Studio portrait of a woman seated next to a small table containing a pile of books, infront of a painted window backdrop. She has her hair styled into a centre parting with riglets and is a wearing a frilled bonnet with the ribbons left loose. She is wearing mourning dress consisting of a belted dress with a bodice decorated with a vertical line of buttons, a white puritan turn-down collar, fitted sleeves and a crinoline skirt.
Object Name
carte-de-visite photograph
Creators Name
Date Created
1865
Dimensions
image: 10.2cm x 6.4cm
accession number
2008.40.5.3008
Collection Group
Place of creation
England
Medium