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ca.1942 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sepia photograph of portrait proportions with a white border, showing a dark-eyed little girl with short curly hair, wearing her First Communion outfit, and clasping her hands together as if in prayer. She wears a round-necked white dress with puffed sleeves, which is trimmed with frills and ribbons, and a ribbon-trimmed net cap from which a veil falls (the cap and veil are both trimmed with pleated net edging).


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Photographic paper
Brief description
Photograph of a little girl in First Communion dress; England, ca.1942
Physical description
Sepia photograph of portrait proportions with a white border, showing a dark-eyed little girl with short curly hair, wearing her First Communion outfit, and clasping her hands together as if in prayer. She wears a round-necked white dress with puffed sleeves, which is trimmed with frills and ribbons, and a ribbon-trimmed net cap from which a veil falls (the cap and veil are both trimmed with pleated net edging).
Dimensions
  • Overall measurements height: 14.7cm
  • Overall measurements width: 10.4cm
  • Image only height: 12.5cm
  • Image only width: 8.3cm
Credit line
Given by Monica Diaz
Object history
The photograph show the donor, Monica Diaz (born in Liverpool 05/01/1935) dressed for her First Communion. She is wearing a veil which is in the museum's collections (B.124-1995).
Production
Reason For Production: Commemorative
Subject depicted
Associated object
B.124-1995 (Depiction)
Collection
Accession number
B.241-1999

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Record createdDecember 23, 1999
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