Carte de Viste of a Standing Elderly Woman
PhotographerPhotographed by
Andrew Adams
(Aberdeen, Scotland, active 1853 - 1887)
Date1858-1878
Object NamePhotograph
Mediumalbumen; paper; ink; card
ClassificationsPhotography
DimensionsOverall (Height x Width): 101.6 × 63.5mm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1987 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions, the National Art Collections Fund, the National Heritage Memorial Fund and with income from the Ramsay-Dyce Bequest.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS018187.3
About MeCarte de visite of an older woman standing next to a side table with an embroidered table cloth and hanging curtain. Her dress is dark with a full skirt, long loose sleeves with dropped shoulders, and a white collar with large black buttons up the front. Her hair is up underneath a white coif with long ends. A piece of patterned material is hanging over her right arm and in her right hand there is a closed book. On the reverse the photographer's details appear in full.
c. 1870
