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Portrait of a woman

Photograph
1850-1880

Ambrotype photograph of a seated woman. She is wearing black and is holding a stereoscopic slide and is resting her other arm on a table that holds a stereo viewer.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePortrait of a woman (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Ambrotype photograph, Anonymous, [Portrait of a woman], about 1850-1880s
Physical description
Ambrotype photograph of a seated woman. She is wearing black and is holding a stereoscopic slide and is resting her other arm on a table that holds a stereo viewer.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 75mm
  • Image width: 63mm
  • Case closed height: 94mm
  • Case closed width: 83mm
  • Cased closed depth: 17mm
  • Case open height: 94mm
  • Case open width: 165mm
  • Case open depth: 9mm
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
Collection
Accession number
RPS.914-2019

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Record createdSeptember 13, 2019
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