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Constance Foy

Photograph
1887 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Friese Greene (photographers)

A sepia-coloured cabinet card of a portrait of a woman shown in profile wearing a sleeveless and wide-necked top. Her hair is gathered on her head and her eyes are cast downwards as she rests her head in her right hand.

Object details

Categories
The Royal Photographic Society
Photographs
Portraits
Object type
photograph
TitleConstance Foy (generic title)
Materials and techniques
albumen print
Photographic Paper
Photography
Albumen Process
Brief description
Photograph by Friese Greene, 'Constance Foy', albumen cabinet card, 1887
Physical description
A sepia-coloured cabinet card of a portrait of a woman shown in profile wearing a sleeveless and wide-necked top. Her hair is gathered on her head and her eyes are cast downwards as she rests her head in her right hand.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 17cm
  • Mount width: 11.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Friese Green & Collings' company logo with addresses; titled and dated (printed logo and handwritten ink, recto, mount)
  • Friese Greene printed logo with floral design and addresses; Royal Photographic Society ink stamp (printed text, ink stamp, verso, mount)
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
Object history
Presented by Miss Karin Svedberg, London, November 1933
Subjects depicted
Portraits
Women
Other numbers
  • 7539 - Royal Photographic Society number
  • F9 - RPS identifier - box number
Collection
Department of Photography
Accession number
RPS.1787-2024

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Record createdJune 25, 2024
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1783264/constance-foy-photograph-friese-greene/
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