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On short term loan out for exhibition

Lanoline advertisement

Photograph
ca. 1938 (photographed), ca. 1989 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A mounted colour photograph of a woman seated before a dressing mirror wearing a slip and trousers and high socks. Her boots and slippers are seen in the foreground. She holds a tube of ointment. A box for the ointment is resting atop the table in front of the mirror along with a candle, hairbrush and shell.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLanoline advertisement (generic title)
Materials and techniques
dye transfer print
Brief description
Photograph by Madame Yevonde, 'Lanoline advertisement (model V. Tester)', ca. 1938, modern dye transfer print, ca. 1990
Physical description
A mounted colour photograph of a woman seated before a dressing mirror wearing a slip and trousers and high socks. Her boots and slippers are seen in the foreground. She holds a tube of ointment. A box for the ointment is resting atop the table in front of the mirror along with a candle, hairbrush and shell.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 758mm
  • Mount width: 506mm
  • Paper height: 520mm
  • Paper width: 320mm
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.
Subjects depicted
Associated object
PROV.1648-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRP643 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • 2003-5001/2/20347 - Science Museum Group accession number
Collection
Accession number
RPS.3389-2018

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Record createdSeptember 12, 2018
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