Lady Seated Holding Hat to her Head
Photograph
c. 1860s (photographed)
c. 1860s (photographed)
| Artist/Maker |
Glass negative of a half-length portrait of a finely dressed woman holding on to her hat with one hand.
Traces of paper at the edges indicate that one side was once covered in a sheet of paper, adhered at the edges.
RPS label for this negative also in XRG263.
Traces of paper at the edges indicate that one side was once covered in a sheet of paper, adhered at the edges.
RPS label for this negative also in XRG263.
Object details
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| Title | Lady Seated Holding Hat to her Head (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Wet collodion glass negative |
| Brief description | Photograph by Oscar Gustav Rejlander, 'Lady Seated Holding Hat to her Head', wet collodion glass negative, c. 1860s |
| Physical description | Glass negative of a half-length portrait of a finely dressed woman holding on to her hat with one hand. Traces of paper at the edges indicate that one side was once covered in a sheet of paper, adhered at the edges. RPS label for this negative also in XRG263. |
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| Credit line | The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund. |
| Associated object | PROV.5820-2017 (RPS Group record) |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | RPS.1423-2017 |
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| Record created | June 1, 2017 |
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