Portrait of a young girl.
Category
Photographs
Date
1854 - 1865
Materials
Glass, Leather, Brass, Velvet
Measurements
75 x 65 x 18 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1522963
Summary
Relievo ambrotype in leather case, depicting a three quarter length portrait of a young girl in a full-skirted dress, holding a hat. There may be some slight hand colouring present. The case is bound in maroon leather, with a brass swing clip closure. Inside left cover is lined with dark green embossed velvet. The image is set in a decorative oval at with glass cover and a rectangular decorative brass preserver. A letter accompanying this object indicates that it came into the museum's collection around November 2017 (It is erroneously described as a daguerreotype).
Provenance
Acquired from Mr Gary Roberts of 59 Hamilton Road, Salisbury, SP1 3TF, in approximately 2017.