Portrait of a lady with a fan
Photography
Inventory number
2022.3.25.20.PH.VI.C1880.FR
Author:
Alfred CHRETIENNOT (French, 1846 - after 1906)
Description
Cabinet format photograph depicting a young woman in a photographer's studio leaning on a tufted chair. She is represented in a light colour dress with pleated underskirt, embellished with lace and ribbons going vertically in the center from the collar to the bottom. The gown is accentuated on the waistline with a dark belt with a large openwork rectangular belt buckle, and a pocket watch chain is attached on the side. She is wearing a pair of fingerless gloves, a different bracelet on each wrist, a feather hat, and is holding a folded fan.
Materials
Analog photography
Cardboard
Origin
circa 1880
Paris, France
Dimensions
Length : 10.5 cm
Height : 16.5 cm