Portrait of a lady

Photography

Inventory number
2020.8.28.6.PH.VI.C1883.FR
Author:
Modeste CHAMBAY (French, Damigny 1827 - 1899 Condé Sur Sarthe)
Description
Photograph of a woman represented in a photographer's studio in full-length. She is wearing a bustle gown with ruffles and pleated details on the skirt. Her collar is decorated with a stylized ribbon rose with a bow. 
 
This photograph is typically a "carte de visite" format, format invented by André Adolphe Eugène DISDERI in 1854.
Materials
Analog photography
Cardboard
Origin
circa 1883 Paris, France
Dimensions
Length : 6 cm
Height : 10.5 cm