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A portrait of a woman 'Sara Walters'

Photograph
May 1894 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of a woman 'Sara Walters', facing sideways and holding a book.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA portrait of a woman 'Sara Walters' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen photograph mounted on card.
Brief description
Photograph by Edmund Eceles, a portrait of a woman 'Sara Walters', albumen print, May 1894.
Physical description
Carte-de-visite depicting a portrait of a woman 'Sara Walters', facing sideways and holding a book.
Dimensions
  • Height: 100mm
  • Width: 62mm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'E. ECELES. PHOTO. / BURY.' (Printed on recto, bottom of image.)
  • 'ARTIST & PHOTOGRAPHER / Edmund Eceles / BROAD SREET / BURY / (Lancashire).' (Printed on verso, as part of logo.)
  • 'Yours sincerely Sara Walters. / May. 1894.' (Handwritten in ink on 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.
Associated object
PROV.5861-2017 (RPS Group record)
Other number
XRG304 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
Collection
Accession number
RPS.3576-2018

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Record createdSeptember 19, 2018
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