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

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Summary

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.

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Physical description

1 photograph : daguerreotype, black and white (tinted) ; 11.5 x 9 cm oval, in case 15.6 x 12.2 x 1.8 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1860

Collection

Part of Bishop Family

Subject

Bishop, Esther Elizabeth, 1822-1881
Bishop, John Frederick, 1859-
Costume -- South Australia -- History 19th century
Children's costumes -- South Australia -- History 19th century

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Digitisation information

Date

12/11/2014

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,356 x 6,794 pixels (36.4 MP)

Size

109.19 MB

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