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Portrait

1897 (made), 1901 (made)
Artist/Maker
Walery (photographer)
Place of origin
Germany (made)

Portrait of Queen Victoria printed on satin. The Queen is shown standing in profile to the left, wears a crown over a lace veil, with various orders with a blue ribbon over a black satin or velvet bodice trimmed with lace and a lace overskirt. In her right hand, she holds a fan. Her left hand rests on a table, which is draped with a richly patterned red cloth, near an urn on a stand. The portrait is a photogravure which is printed on satin which ends in raw edges except at the selvedge along the top.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Portraits
Royalty
Object type
Portrait
Materials and techniques
Printed satin
Brief description
Portrait of Queen Victoria printed on satin, after a photograph by Walery, Germany, possibly made in 1897 or 1901
Physical description
Portrait of Queen Victoria printed on satin. The Queen is shown standing in profile to the left, wears a crown over a lace veil, with various orders with a blue ribbon over a black satin or velvet bodice trimmed with lace and a lace overskirt. In her right hand, she holds a fan. Her left hand rests on a table, which is draped with a richly patterned red cloth, near an urn on a stand. The portrait is a photogravure which is printed on satin which ends in raw edges except at the selvedge along the top.
Dimensions
  • Mount length: 24cm
  • Mount width: 41.4cm
  • Portrait length: 29cm
  • Portrait width: 17.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'From a Photograph by Walery, Regent Street' (Inscribed under the portrait)
  • 'Souvenir Portrait of Her Most Gracious Majesty Queen Victoria, Empress of India' (Inscribed under the portrait)
  • 'Presented with 'The Gentlemen'' (Inscribed under the portrait)
  • 'Printed in Germany' (Inscribed under the portrait)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Lysbeth Johnson
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.355-1965

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O353372/portrait-walery/
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