Portrait of a lady

Photography

Inventory number
2022.3.29.11.PH.VI.C1880.AH
Author:
Károly KOLLER (Austro-Hungarian, Hermannstadt 1838 - 1889, Budapest)
Description
Elongated cabinet format photograph, also called "Boudoir format", depicting a young woman standing in a photographer's studio, leaning on a carved wooden chair with a vase of flowers on it, and wearing a bustle skirt dress, with long sleeves, decorated with bows on the cuffs, multiple layers of pleats on the skirt, a floral brooch on the side of the neckline, and a tight, choker style, three strand pearl necklace around a double ruffled high lace collar.
Materials
Analog photography
Cardboard
Origin
circa 1880 Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Dimensions
Length : 9.7 cm
Height : 20 cm