Portrait of a Russian lady
Photography
Inventory number
2022.4.27.10.PH.VI.C1880.RUAuthor:
Alexei VASSILIEV (Russian, 19th century)Description
Paper photograph portrait on cardboard base in elongated rectangular "Boudoir format", representing a young woman standing up, leaning on the back of a chair or a sofa, wearing a fashionable bustle gown, consisting of a three-quarter sleeved bodice and a matching skirt. Both are in silky striped fabric, with the center of the bodice covered in wide striped silk with floral patterns and scrolled ornaments, decorated with a large bow on the side of the neck. The lady is wearing an imposing metal bracelet in the shape of an anchor, set with stones, and a pair of shiny earrings in the shape of six petal flowers.Materials
Analog photographyCardboard
Origin
circa 1880 Samara, Russian EmpireDimensions
Length : 9.5 cmHeight : 20.7 cm