Esther Elizabeth Bishop and John Frederick Bishop [PRG 1123/1/1] • Photograph

Esther Elizabeth Bishop and John Frederick Bishop

Esther Elizabeth Bishop and John Frederick Bishop

Daguerreotype portrait of Esther Elizabeth Bishop (nee Kemp), the wife of Captain John Bishop, seated next to a table, with their youngest son John Frederick Bishop (b.1859) sitting on her lap. Esther's dress has pagoda (bell-shaped sleeves) and a white lace collar, and her hair is styled traditionally, smoothly dressed with a central part, covering the ears.

Esther Elizabeth Bishop and John Frederick Bishop

Esther Elizabeth Bishop and John Frederick Bishop

Daguerreotype portrait of Esther Elizabeth Bishop (nee Kemp), the wife of Captain John Bishop, seated next to a table, with their youngest son John Frederick Bishop (b.1859) sitting on her lap. Esther's dress has pagoda (bell-shaped sleeves) and a white lace collar, and her hair is styled traditionally, smoothly dressed with a central part, covering the ears.