Portrait of an unknown woman
Photograph
ca. 1877-1883 (Photographed)
ca. 1877-1883 (Photographed)
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A sepia-coloured photograph on card of a young woman seated in a chair looking down to the left. Her left elbow rests on a table. She wears a dress with a long lace collar trimmed with bows and two vertical strips of black on the bodice and skirt; she has flowers at her waist and the skirt has buttons down its centre. Her hair is plaited and she wears a velvet hat decorated with a strip of tiny beads or pearls.
Object details
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| Title | Portrait of an unknown woman (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | albumen print |
| Brief description | Photograph by Borsos és Varságh, portrait of an unknown woman, albumen print, ca. 1877-1883 |
| Physical description | A sepia-coloured photograph on card of a young woman seated in a chair looking down to the left. Her left elbow rests on a table. She wears a dress with a long lace collar trimmed with bows and two vertical strips of black on the bodice and skirt; she has flowers at her waist and the skirt has buttons down its centre. Her hair is plaited and she wears a velvet hat decorated with a strip of tiny beads or pearls. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Printed on recto: 'Borsos és Varságh. Budapesten'.
Printed on verso in Hungarian: Name and address at m. kir udvari fényképészeti műterme, Budapesten'.
(Number inscribed on verso: 24) |
| 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 | XRG300 - RPS collection - V&A identifier |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | RPS.555-2022 |
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| Record created | August 1, 2022 |
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