Object within Schaaf no. 922

Portrait of a young woman seated against a backdrop

Image size: h 11.4cm x w 8.9cm

Object Type: Paper Negative-Camera

Physical description: retouched, mostly across the backdrop; spot of glue in each bottom corner (possibly for printing); crease along bottom edge

Inscription: faint, indistinct pencil inscription follows the crease along the bottom edge

Provenance:
Matilda Talbot 1934

Owner: National Science and Media Museum

Object owner number: 1937-3540

Collection: Science Museum Collection

The portrait was taken outdoors as the edge of a window frame and brick wall is visible to the left of the image, behind the backdrop.