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Ida Heath

Photograph
ca.1890s (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photographic portrait of the dancer, Ida Heath, taken by W.V. Amey, Portsmouth, late nineteenth century.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleIda Heath (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photographic print on card
Brief description
Photographic portrait of the dancer, Ida Heath, taken by W.V. Amey, Portsmouth, late nineteenth century
Physical description
Photographic portrait of the dancer, Ida Heath, taken by W.V. Amey, Portsmouth. It features a full length image of a woman wearing a full pleated skirt, a blouse with wide, puffed sleeves and a hat with a wide brim trimmed with feathers. She is standing with her right arm lifted high, raising up the side of her skirt, and her left arm holding the left side of the skirt. Her gaze is directed over her left shoulder towards a point in the distance.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.3cm
  • Width: 10.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Ida Heath/Music Hall dancer' (Handwritten annotation in pencil on reverse.)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subject depicted
Summary
Photographic portrait of the dancer, Ida Heath, taken by W.V. Amey, Portsmouth, late nineteenth century.
Collection
Accession number
S.149-2016

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Record createdApril 19, 2016
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