A woman with two young girls.
Category
Photographs
Date
1890 - 1900
Materials
Iron, Card, Paper
Measurements
120 x 78 x 1 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1522868
Summary
Tintype monochrome image depicting a woman seated, with two young girls standing by her. There appears to be snow on the ground. The girls are dressed in winter coats and hats, and each has a small spade. The woman is wearing a dress and fitted jacket, and a black hat. The image is in a cream card frame decorated with a gold design and this has a mauve paper backing, and a open side into which the plate is inserted. The image surface is varnished for protection. Markings: Verso - handwritten on the back of the frame, in blue ballpoint pen: "Dorothy & Marjorie Northover". (The same people also appear in Inventory Nos: 1522867 and 1522869. Damage - there is a tear in the mauve paper backing on the card frame.
Provenance
Sophie Darlow gift.