Portrait of a man and a woman
Photograph
ca. 1880s (Photographed)
ca. 1880s (Photographed)
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A sepia coloured photograph of a man and a woman. The man wears a tweed jacket and waistcoat and is sitting on the edge of a table with a book next to him, the woman is seated next to him in an armchair with her hands clasped over the chair's arm.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Portrait of a man and a woman (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen process
Gold ink lettering on recto and around the edge of the card |
| Brief description | Photograph by Witcomb & Son, portrait of a man and a woman, albumen print, ca. 1880s |
| Physical description | A sepia coloured photograph of a man and a woman. The man wears a tweed jacket and waistcoat and is sitting on the edge of a table with a book next to him, the woman is seated next to him in an armchair with her hands clasped over the chair's arm. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Printed on recto: 'Witcomb & Son. Salisbury & Bournemouth.'
Printed on verso: name and address. '10 Catherine St. Salisbury and 9, Triangle, Bournemouth'.
(Numbers inscribed on verso: 025908bj and '28') |
| 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.347-2022 |
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| Record created | July 4, 2022 |
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