Portrait of May Yohé as Little Christopher Columbus

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Artist/Maker	Ellis & Walery (Photographer) Ellis, Alfred (photographers)
Place of origin	London (photographed)

A sepia-coloured photograph on card of the head and shoulders of a woman wearing a straw hat and polka dot blouse, gazing to the left with her right hand outstretched.

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Categories	Photographs Portraits
Object type	photograph
Title	Portrait of May Yohé as Little Christopher Columbus (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Albumen process Photographic Paper Card Support Photography Albumen Process
Brief description	Photograph by Alfred Ellis, portrait of May Yohé as Little Christopher Columbus, albumen print, 1893
Physical description	A sepia-coloured photograph on card of the head and shoulders of a woman wearing a straw hat and polka dot blouse, gazing to the left with her right hand outstretched.
Dimensions	Card height: 17.2cm Card width: 11.3cm
Marks and inscriptions	Printed on recto: Alfred Ellis. Miss May Yohe. 20, Upper Baker Street, London, N.W.' Printed on verso: name and address. Inscribed on verso: 'In "Little Christopher Columbus" given me by ?Righton. Wed. March 21st 1894'. (Number inscribed on verso: 14827-21)
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.
Subjects depicted	Portrait Actor Singer Yohé, May
Other number	XRG300 - RPS collection - V&A identifier
Collection	Department of Photography
Accession number	RPS.671-2022

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Record created	August 10, 2022
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1727130/portrait-of-may-yohé-as-photograph-ellis-alfred/

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