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Caroline Mercer

Photograph
late 19th century (photographed)

Carte-de-visite depicting a full-length portrait of a young woman, standing with her right hand resting on the back of a chair. She is identified in an inscription as Caroline Mercer.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCaroline Mercer (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted onto card.
Brief description
Photograph by an unknown photographer, Portrait of Caroline Mercer, albumen print, late 19th century.
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a full-length portrait of a young woman, standing with her right hand resting on the back of a chair. She is identified in an inscription as Caroline Mercer.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 83mm
  • Image width: 57mm
  • Card height: 89mm
  • Card width: 62mm
Marks and inscriptions
Caroline Mercer (Handwritten on verso in ink.)
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.5859-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other number
XRG302 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
Collection
Accession number
RPS.1790-2017

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Record createdJuly 27, 2017
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