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Portrait of a couple [B 70752/39] • Photograph

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Summary

The fabric of the woman's dress is of distinctive design and she is wearing a small white ruffled cap. The hair and some parts of the outline of the figures have been retouched by hand. The man is wearing a stand-up collar and bow tie and has an impressive handle-bar moustache. This photograph appears to be two separate exposures printed adjacent, to give the impression of a single portrait.The portrait may be of George and Elizabeth Hobby.

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Physical description

Photograph (b & w print); 22.4 cm x 29.9 (image), 29.1 cm x 35.4 cm (mount)

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1890

Collection

Part of Benson Family Collection

Subject

Clothing and dress 19th century

Catalogue record

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General notes

One image in a collection of photographs taken by or collected by the family of Lionel William Benson (1898-1986).

Mr W. Benson is written in pencil on the verso of the photograph.

Digitisation information

Date

28/07/2008

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,337 x 4,453 pixels (23.8 MP)

Size

71.33 MB

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