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Title(s):
Studio portrait of a woman.
Published/Created:
Great Britain, ca. 1860.
Physical Description:
1 photograph : ambrotype, in leather case ; visible image approximately 7.2 x 5.8 cm (sixth plate format), in case 9.5 x 8.3 x 0.8 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Cased Photographs B3
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Photographs
Notes:
Title devised by cataloger.
Ambrotype studio portrait of an unidentified woman, within an oval-shaped mount, in a leather case. The entirety lacks identifying text. The woman is probably about 20 years old. She is seated, her right arm resting on a small table. She wears a simple dark dress, with white collar and cuffs, and a belt. She may also be wearing some variety of hair covering.
Subject Terms:
Fashion -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
Portrait photography -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
Women in hats.
Women's clothing -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
Women's hats -- Great Britain -- 19th century.
Form/Genre:
Ambrotypes.
Photographs.
Cased photographs.
Studio portraits.
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