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Portrait of a woman [B 70882/10] • Photograph

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Summary

Studio portrait of a woman in a velvet dress with a jacket style bodice, laced at the waist and lower cuffs with ribbon. The neckline is high, with a brooch. She is wearing a locket and a corsage, possibly an orchid. Her hair is parted in the middle and braided tightly into a circle on top of her head. Photograph by Hammer & Co., 6, Rundle street, Adelaide and St. Vincent Street, Port Adelaide.

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Physical description

Photograph (panel); 10.7 cm x 16.5 cm (image)

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1890

Photographer

Hammer & Co

Collection

Part of Barr 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 Barr family. A note on the verso has 'Mrs Simmonds with Maggie's love'. A note by later generations suggests this may be 'Aunty Maggie' in the Taylor family. Individual images may be viewed by doing a number search on B 70882.

Digitisation information

Date

05/08/2008

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,651 x 4,023 pixels (10.7 MP)

Size

32.03 MB

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