Mary
Photograph
ca. 1925 (Photographed)
ca. 1925 (Photographed)
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A black and white photograph of a woman in profile right looking across at her outstretched left arm. She wears a sari trimmed with a metallic border, head is covered and her feet bare.
Object details
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| Title | Mary (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Chloro bromide print |
| Brief description | Photograph by W.A. Alcock, 'Mary', chloro bromide print, ca. 1925 |
| Physical description | A black and white photograph of a woman in profile right looking across at her outstretched left arm. She wears a sari trimmed with a metallic border, head is covered and her feet bare. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | RPS permanent collection label, 'W. A. Alcock FRPS New York, Mary, Bromide, about 1925. Acquired in 1931. Ref. B.15'. (ink, on 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 |
| Object history | Exhibited by RPS in 1951. |
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| Accession number | RPS.3837-2018 |
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| Record created | September 19, 2018 |
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