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Self Portrait

Photograph
ca. 1925 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Madame Yevonde (photographer)
Madame Yevonde (photographer)
Place of origin
London (photographed)

A mounted black and white portrait of a seated women shown in 3/4 profile she wears flat hat with a long ribbon down her back, and a thick strand of pearl.


Object details

Categories
Photographs
The Royal Photographic Society
Portraits
Object type
Photograph
TitleSelf Portrait (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
chloro-bromide print
Photographic Paper
Bromide Process
Photography
Brief description
Photograph by Madame Yevonde, 'Self Portrait', bromide print, ca. 1925
Physical description
A mounted black and white portrait of a seated women shown in 3/4 profile she wears flat hat with a long ribbon down her back, and a thick strand of pearl.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 610mm
  • Mount width: 510mm
  • Image height: 280mm
  • Image width: 220mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • signature (black crayon, lower right tissue mount, recto)
  • Madame Yevonde Berkeley Square studio stamp (centre mount verso)
  • RPS labels and stamps, 'Acquired 1939' / 'Ref No. 2160' (mount, verso)
  • '12597-8 (pencil centre mount, verso)
  • 'Y-21 / 1030' (pencil, upper right mount, verso)
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.
Subject depicted
Self Portraits
Associated object
PROV.1647-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRP642 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • 2003-5001/2/21606 - Science Museum Group accession number
  • 5633 - Royal Photographic Society number
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.3548-2018

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Record createdSeptember 17, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1460594/self-portrait-photograph-madame-yevonde/
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