Portrait of a woman and two children
Photograph
ca. 1885 (Photographed)
ca. 1885 (Photographed)
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A sepia-coloured photograph on card of a woman standing behind two children who are sat upon a highly decorative cane sofa. The woman is smiling at the camera, wearing a printed ?jacket which has wide lapels and gigot sleeves. The boy on the left is sat on the arm of the chair holding a doll wearing a long dress; the girl on the right wears a ribbon in her hair and a white dress trimmed with lace on the sleeves and bodice.
Object details
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| Title | Portrait of a woman and two children (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen process |
| Brief description | Photograph by Jas. Dickinson, portrait of a woman and two children, albumen print, ca. 1885 |
| Physical description | A sepia-coloured photograph on card of a woman standing behind two children who are sat upon a highly decorative cane sofa. The woman is smiling at the camera, wearing a printed ?jacket which has wide lapels and gigot sleeves. The boy on the left is sat on the arm of the chair holding a doll wearing a long dress; the girl on the right wears a ribbon in her hair and a white dress trimmed with lace on the sleeves and bodice. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Printed on recto: 'Jas. Dickinson. The City Galleries, Newcastle on Tyne'.
Printed on verso: name and addresses of branches.
(Number inscribed on verso: 025940 u) |
| 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.637-2022 |
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| Record created | August 8, 2022 |
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