A woman's arms reaching around a piece of black fabric which obscures the rest of her, to show off her hands (?), in a photographic studio.

  • Hana Studios Ltd
Date:
[between 1899 and 1908]
Reference:
539928i
Part of:
The Fallaize Collection.
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About this work

Description

Only the woman's arms and hands are displayed against the backdrop of the fabric she is holding.

Publication/Creation

London : Hana Studios Ltd, [between 1899 and 1908]

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint

Lettering

The studio lettering is embossed into the print. Lettering pencilled on verso: French?

Notes

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 539928i

Ownership note

Originally collected by British anthropologist Edwin Nichol Fallaize (1877-1957). Purchased by Capt. L.W.G. Malcolm in 1934, on behalf of Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome, for the price of £25. From a letter in the Wellcome archives dated 16th December 1934.

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