Oval head and shoulders portrait of a lady
United Association of Photography Ltd
Category
Photographs
Date
1860 - 1870
Materials
Card
Measurements
102 x 63 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1520092
Summary
A monochrome Wothlytype carte de visite depicting a head and shoulders portrait of a lady, mounted on heavy white card Recto: WOTHLYTYPE 213 Regent Street. Verso: PATENTEES AND SOLE PROPRIETORS OF WOTHLYTYPE. By Royal Letters Patent. With crest. Under crest: 213, Regent Street, London. United Association of Photography Limited. For further copies please order by the number. No 1463@
Provenance
Part of the Fenton Collection, a give from the British Film Institute (BFI) in 2017. From 1986-1999, it was part of the BFI's collection for the Museum of the moving image (MOMI). The BFI purchased the collection in 1986 from James Fenton (Fenton Museum of Photography, Port Erin Isle Man, 1976-1986).
Makers and roles
United Association of Photography Ltd, photographic studio