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Miss Connie Gilchrist

Photograph
ca.1880s (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photographic portrait of the actress and dancer Miss Connie Gilchrist, taken by W&D Downey, London, ca.1880s.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMiss Connie Gilchrist (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photographic print on card
Brief description
Photographic portrait of the actress Connie Gilchrist (1865-1946), taken by W&D Downey, London, ca.1880s
Physical description
Photographic portrait of the actress Connie Gilchrist (1865-1946), taken by W&D Downey, London. It features a full length three quarter profile image of Gilchrist who is seated on a tree stump. She is wearing a pale dress with a close fitting bodice and narrow skirt and is carrying a basket of flowers in her left hand. Her arms are outstretching reaching out to the tree trunk on either side of her, and she is leaning slightly forward, her gaze is directed over her right shoulder towards a point in the distance.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.4cm
  • Width: 10.8cm
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subject depicted
Summary
Photographic portrait of the actress and dancer Miss Connie Gilchrist, taken by W&D Downey, London, ca.1880s.
Collection
Accession number
S.133-2016

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Record createdApril 21, 2016
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