A portrait of Miss Ada Swanborough (1845-1893)
Category
Photographs
Date
1865 - 1875
Materials
Card
Measurements
Card Size 103 x 64 mm
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Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1519974
Summary
A monochrome Woodburytype print in carte de visite format depicting a half length portrait Miss Ada Swanborough (1845-1893) in side profile. print is mounted on grey card, with an inset gold chain border.Printed on the print is "Miss Ada Swanborough" and printed outside the border is "Wednesday Programme, Penny Portrait Photograph Miniture from Life, Woodbury Permanent Photograph
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986