Portrait of a lady
Photograph
1860-1865 (made)
1860-1865 (made)
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Portrait of a lady from the 'Beauties of England' series. She is standing, holding a piece of paper or card, with the other hand resting on a portfolio labelled 'C. Silvy' on a chair. She is in a photographic studio, a window is open behind her with a striped awning, and there is a glimpse of the city visible below. She is wearing a large ornate white polkadot dress with darker leaf-like decorations across one side of the skirt and the neckline.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Portrait of a lady (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Gold toned albumen print from wet collodion negative |
| Brief description | Albumen print carte de visite. Portrait of a lady, standing, holding a piece of paper or card, with the other hand resting on a portfolio labelled 'C. Silvy' on a chair. Britain, early 1860s. |
| Physical description | Portrait of a lady from the 'Beauties of England' series. She is standing, holding a piece of paper or card, with the other hand resting on a portfolio labelled 'C. Silvy' on a chair. She is in a photographic studio, a window is open behind her with a striped awning, and there is a glimpse of the city visible below. She is wearing a large ornate white polkadot dress with darker leaf-like decorations across one side of the skirt and the neckline. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Coe, Brian & Haworth-Booth, Mark. A Guide to Early Photographic Printing Processes. London: The Victoria and Albert Museum in association with Hurtwood Press, 1983. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 2788-1955 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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