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Mary and John Frederick Bishop [PRG 1123/1/7] • Photograph

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Summary

Daguerreotype studio portrait thought to be of Mary Vale Bishop (1852-1889) and her younger brother John Frederick Bishop (b. 1859), the eldest daughter and youngest son of Captain John Bishop (1803-1865) and his wife Esther Elizabeth Bishop (1822-1881). Mary is wearing a dress buttoned down at centre front with a white lace collar, and her hair is centrally parted, covering her ears, with ringlets at the back. John is wearing a belted tunic with a wide bow tied around his neck.

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Physical description

1 photograph : daguerreotype, black and white (tinted) ; 9 x 6.5 cm, in case 10.8 x 9.4 x 1.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1867

Collection

Part of Bishop Family

Subject

Bishop, Mary Vale, 1852-1889
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

12,317 x 7,701 pixels (94.9 MP)

Size

284.58 MB

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