Portrait of a four women
Photograph
1886 (Photographed)
1886 (Photographed)
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A sepia coloured photograph four women, three are seated and one is standing. They all wear jackets and skirts with no decoration other than a brooch at the throat and buttons on the front of the jacket. The woman on the left wears her hair down and a ribboned bow, the others wear their hair up. The woman on the far right holds a small basket of flowers in her lap, the woman to her left has her hand placed on her shoulder. In the foreground are flowers and in the background a painted tree.
Object details
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| Title | Portrait of a four women (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen process |
| Brief description | Photograph by O. Welti, portrait of four women, albumen print, 1886 |
| Physical description | A sepia coloured photograph four women, three are seated and one is standing. They all wear jackets and skirts with no decoration other than a brooch at the throat and buttons on the front of the jacket. The woman on the left wears her hair down and a ribboned bow, the others wear their hair up. The woman on the far right holds a small basket of flowers in her lap, the woman to her left has her hand placed on her shoulder. In the foreground are flowers and in the background a painted tree. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Printed on recto: 'O. Welti. Lausanne'.
Printed on verso: name and address at 6 Rue du Midi, 6.
Inscribed on verso: ? 1886 |
| 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. |
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| Other number | XRG301 - RPS collection - V&A identifier |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | RPS.339-2022 |
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| Record created | July 4, 2022 |
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