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Mary and Amelia Bishop [PRG 1123/1/2A] • Photograph

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Summary

Daguerreotype portrait of two young girls, most likely sisters Mary Vale Bishop (1852-1889) standing on the left with her arm around her younger sister Amelia Helen Bishop (1856-1868) seated on the right. Mary and Amelia were the two eldest daughters of Captain John Bishop and his wife Esther Bishop (nee Kemp). The girls are wearing white frocks tied with bows and their hair is styled in ringlets.

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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 1862

Collection

Part of Bishop Family

Subject

Bishop, Mary Vale, 1852-1889
Bishop, Amelia Helen, 1856-1868
Children's costumes -- South Australia -- History 19th century

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Digitisation information

Date

12/11/2014

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

11,818 x 7,470 pixels (88.3 MP)

Size

264.86 MB

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