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Dorothy

Photograph
ca. 1901 (photographed)
Artist/Maker

A sepia-toned photograph showing a portrait in profile from the chest up of a women with her hair down and loose.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDorothy (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Platinum print
Brief description
Photograph by C. Yarnall Abbott, 'Dorothy', platinum print, ca. 1901
Physical description
A sepia-toned photograph showing a portrait in profile from the chest up of a women with her hair down and loose.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 43.5cm
  • Mount width: 30.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Dortothy (Platinum) C. Yarnall Abbott' (printed label, recto)
  • RPS label; label with artist's signature and note: 'Purchased / RPS Ex. 1901' (printed label with ink and pencil, 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.
Subjects depicted
Other numbers
  • 6978 - Royal Photographic Society number
  • 14994 - RPS identifier - inventory no.
Collection
Accession number
RPS.3645-2018

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Record createdSeptember 17, 2018
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