[Mary Anne Stephen, ca. 1865 - photographic portrait]
[Mary Anne Stephen, ca. 1865 - photographic portrait]
About this item
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Date
ca. 1865 (dated from costume)
Call Numbers
MIN 197
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Formats
Pictures and Photographs
Physical Description
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Photographs - 9.1 x 6.4 cm. image (sight); 11.7 x 9.6 x 1.3 cm. (closed case) - 1/4 plate ambrotype, hand-coloured, in pinchbeck frame with glass front, stored inside red velvet-lined Eickmeyer case with gold painted trim along outside edges, hinged lid (that is broken), and brass clasp for closing...
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Scope and Contents
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The subject of this portrait stands beside a dressing table with a mirror. She is dressed in a white broderie anglaise dress that has a pink sash at the waist and pink ribbons at the shoulders, and wears black satin shoes with overties and squared toes. Underneath the dress is a crinoline (petticoat) and pink slip.
Alternative Titles
Full title
[Mary Anne Stephen, ca. 1865 - photographic portrait]
Contextual Information
Administrative / Biographical history
Mary Anne Severn (nee Stephen) was the ninth child of Sir Alfred Stephen and his second wife Eleanor -- Reference: Think of Stephen : a family chronicle / by R. Bedford. Sydney : Angus and Robertson, 1954.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MIN 197
Record Identifier
9WZMrAoY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9WZMrAoY
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Reference code
441647
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