Elderly woman

Description Elderly woman

Date 0/1880 to 0/1889

Collection Records of the Scottish Cultural Resources Access Network (SCRAN), Edinburgh, Scotland

Catalogue Number DP 467912

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content This photograph illustrates a well dressed older woman of the later nineteenth century. Although taken in a family setting, her pose has been arranged in a similar manner to those used by professional photographers and an attempt has been made to create an appropriate setting with drapes and carpet. This is a black and white photograph digitised directly from a 1/4 plate glass negative. The subject is a formal portrait of a seated elderly woman. Over her full skirts she wears a cloak and she has tucked her hands into a fur stole. This photograph is part of a family collection made from the 1880s-1900s. Dr Richardson settled at North Berwick where he established a medical practice. He photographed family members, trips and events and, when his son founded North Berwick Museum, the collection was deposited there. It now provides glimpses life of the period.

Accession Number 2024/57

External Reference 000-000-471-031-C, 000-000-471-031-R

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/2790837

File Format (JPG) JPEG bitmap