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Yokohama Woman and Baby
Messinger Murdoch, Helen, born 1862 - died 1956 - Enlarge image
Yokohama Woman and Baby
- Object:
photograph
- Place of origin:
Japan (photographed)
Japan (photographed)
Yokohama (photographed) - Date:
ca. 1913 (photographed)
- Artist/Maker:
Messinger Murdoch, Helen, born 1862 - died 1956 (photographer)
- Materials and Techniques:
autochrome
- 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
- Museum number:
RPS.1235-2018
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level F, case XRG, shelf 852
Physical description
Autochrome depicting a woman in a kimono, holding an umbrella, with a baby on her back, full length, facing to the left. Exterior scene with a stone monument visible on the left of the image and trees in the background. Two separate glass plates taped together at the edges.
Place of Origin
Japan (photographed)
Japan (photographed)
Yokohama (photographed)
Date
ca. 1913 (photographed)
Artist/maker
Messinger Murdoch, Helen, born 1862 - died 1956 (photographer)
Materials and Techniques
autochrome
Marks and inscriptions
'Inv 10816'
Handwritten in pencil on the top right of the tape surrounding the plate.
'9-VIII'
Handwritten in pencil on a circular sticker on the bottom left of the tape surrounding the plate.
'Yohama [illegible]/ Japan'
Handwritten in pencil on a white sticker on the bottom edge of the tape surrounding the plate, very faint.
'104'
Handwritten in ink on a red and white circular sticker on the bottom edge of the tape surrounding the plate.
'14651'
Handwritten in ink on a white sticker on the top right corner of the plate.
Dimensions
Height: 83 mm, Width: 107 mm, Depth: 3 mm
Descriptive line
Photograph by Helen Messinger Murdoch, 'Yokohama Woman and Baby', Japan, autochrome, ca. 1913
Materials
Glass
Techniques
Photography; Autochrome
Categories
Photographs; Portraits; The Royal Photographic Society
Collection
Royal Photographic Society Collection
