A woman in a bonnet.
Category
Photographs
Date
1840 - 1860
Materials
Glass, Leatherette or leather, Copper, Paper card
Measurements
127 x 111 x 7 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1522384
Summary
An ambrotype one-sixth plate image depicting a half-length portrait of an older woman sitting face on to the camera, and looking slightly to one side. Her left elbow is resting on a table, which also has a vase of flowers on it. Her hand is resting under her right hand on her lap and she has rings on both hands. She is wearing a large bonnet and a formal dress The image is set behind a dark maroon glass mat which has a wide gold border with rounded corners at the aperture and a narrow gold border around this, at a space of approximately 5mm. There is a rectangular cover glass. These layers are bound together by black tape on a wooden frame. Verso there is a blue paper across the surface, affixed at the edges by the same black tape. Two frayed pieces of thread extend from the bottom of the frame.
Provenance
Donated on 11 July 2017 to the Fox Talbot Museum by Mr G. Stamp, London.