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Carte de Visite of Mary Jean Wilson

Photographer George Washington Wilson (Alvah, Banffshire, Scotland, 1823 - 1893)

SitterSitter is Mary Jean Wilson (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1850 - 1930)

Datec. 1866

Object NamePhotograph

Mediumalbumen; paper; ink; card

ClassificationsPhotography

DimensionsOverall: Height: 6.3 cm, Width: 10.3 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.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDMS025783

Keywords

About MeCarte de visite portrait of Mary Jean Wilson. She is wearing the same dress that she is seen to be wearing in ABDMS25776 and ABDMS25784. In this photograph she has an overcoat with a fur trim at the bottom of the coat and at the cuffs of the coat, along with a pair of gloves. Her hair is in a pinned and twisted plait at the back of her head with a black hat with a velvet trim and white feathers on the top. She is wearing drop earings and holding a umberella in her hands in front of her. She is standing in front of a forest backdrop. The word Jeannie is written on the back in pencil.