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. 1867
Object NamePhotograph
Mediumalbumen; paper; ink; card
ClassificationsPhotography
DimensionsOverall: Height: 6.2 cm, Width: 10.4 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 numberABDMS025784
About MeCarte de visite portrait of Mary Jean Wilson. She is wearing a grey dress with large black stripes down the front of her dress along with a row of buttons down her front and on her collars. On the fourth button down of her gown a hook can just be seen, this is potentially for a pocket watch.Her hair is pinned in a twisted plait at the back of her head with a flower pin on the right side of her hair. She is wearing drop earings and a decorated choker can be seen under her white frilled neck collar. She is leaning on a desk with and is sitting on a chair which is just visible over her left shoulder.
'Jeannie' in written in pencil on the back.
1900-1949
c. 1870
