Summary
Image from photograph album containing one cabinet card, six cabinet photographs, 91 carte de visite photographs and two tintype photographs. The photographs are almost all studio portraits of men, women and children taken in various photographic studios in Ballarat, Melbourne, Hobart, Wagga Wagga, Cardiff and London between 1850 and 1900.
Description of Content
Studio portrait of a woman wearing a paisely shawl and bonnet.
Physical Description
Albumen photograph.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences (Powerhouse Museum), 04 Jun 1990
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Date Created
1854-1870
Date range was previously identified as 1854-1890 based on collection date range; this carte de visite is likely to date earlier in that range. -
Format
Photograph, Monochrome
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Classification
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
68 mm (Width), 89 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Albumen Photographs, People, Photographic Studios, Photography, Portraits, Shawls