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Front of Photograph
Carte, Female Adult Portrait
Front of Photograph
Front of Photograph
Image © Aberdeen City Council (Art Gallery & Museums Collections)

Carte, Female Adult Portrait

Date1860s
Object NamePhotograph
Mediumalbumen; paper; ink; card
ClassificationsPhotography
DimensionsOverall: Height: 10.16 cm, Width: 6.35 cm
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 numberABDMS018196
About MeCarte de visite of a seated elderly woman on a plush chair. She is wearing a black dress with a black coat, black decorated bonnet with a ribbon that ties underneath her chin in a large bow. Her hands are resting on her lap and she is also wearing black leather gloves. She could possibly be in mourning? It was customary for older women to dress as plainly as possible; this can be seen here in the lack of any jewelry. On the reverse the photographer's details appear in full.