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Photograph

14/03/1954 (Photographed)
Artist/Maker
Mr Anthony Levoir Mansfield (Photographer)
Place of origin
calcutta (photographed)

This is a photograph of the donor, Mary-Jane Ansell, being held and fed by her Mother. It is a black and white photograph, taken by Mary-Jane's Father. Mary-Jane is wrapped in a white blanket, and her mother wears a white blouse. It is an informal, family photograph, taken in 1954.


Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Photographs
Object type
Photograph
Materials and techniques
Black and white printed photograph
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Photograph of a woman feeding a baby, photographed in Calcutta in 1954
Physical description
A black and white photograph of a woman holding a newborn baby and feeding her using a bottle. The woman has short dark hair and is wearing a white blouse with wide lapels, she is looking down on the baby. The baby is wrapped in a white blanket and has her eyes closed. The back has a description of the photograph written in pencil.
Dimensions
  • With border width: 9cm
  • With border length: 9.8cm
  • Without border width: 8.2cm
  • Without border length: 8.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
MARCH 1954 ANNE MANSFIELD NEE FARMER feeding Mary-Jane @ Middleton Row Calcutta, BORN Elgin Road NURSING HOME photo: ANTHONY LEVOIR MANSFIELD (father)
Credit line
Given by Mary-Jane Ansell
Summary
This is a photograph of the donor, Mary-Jane Ansell, being held and fed by her Mother. It is a black and white photograph, taken by Mary-Jane's Father. Mary-Jane is wrapped in a white blanket, and her mother wears a white blouse. It is an informal, family photograph, taken in 1954.
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.451-2012

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Record createdMay 7, 2013
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1263119/photograph-mr-anthony-levoir/
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