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Minima King

Photograph
1868 (photographed)

Carte-de-visite depicting a head-and-shoulders portrait of a young woman. She is identified in an inscription as Miss King, later Minima, Marchioness of Anglesey.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMinima King (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted onto card.
Brief description
Photograph by an unknown photographer, Portrait of Minima King (later Marchioness of Anglesey), albumen print, 1868.
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a head-and-shoulders portrait of a young woman. She is identified in an inscription as Miss King, later Minima, Marchioness of Anglesey.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 85mm
  • Image width: 55mm
  • Card height: 91mm
  • Card width: 63mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Minima L King (Handwritten on recto over print in ink.)
  • 1868 (Handwritten on verso in purple ink.)
  • Miss King / later Minima, / Marchioness of / Anglesey (Handwritten on verso in ink.)
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.
Associated object
PROV.5859-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other numbers
  • XRG302 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
  • RPS.W.699 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Accession number
RPS.1791-2017

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Record createdJuly 27, 2017
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