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Photograph

ca. 1900 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A sepia-coloured photographic postcard showing a standing woman in a light-coloured long dress tied at the neck with a bow and draped with a cloth over-skirt. She is wearing a headpiece with a tall feather.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
gelatin silver print
Brief description
Photographic postcard published by the Arcade Studio of portrait of a woman, gelatin silver print, ca. 1900
Physical description
A sepia-coloured photographic postcard showing a standing woman in a light-coloured long dress tied at the neck with a bow and draped with a cloth over-skirt. She is wearing a headpiece with a tall feather.
Dimensions
  • Card height: 12.3cm
  • Card width: 8.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'POST CARD' / RPS.MISC.19' (printed 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.
Subject depicted
Other number
RPS.MISC.19 - RPS identifier - misc.
Collection
Accession number
RPS.440-2022

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Record createdJuly 13, 2022
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