An African woman posing naked in a photographic studio, standing as if dancing? in front of a painted backdrop. Photograph, c.1900.

Date:: [approximately 1900]

Reference:: 532315i

Part of:: The Fallaize Collection.

Pictures

Collection contents

The Fallaize Collection.
- Photographic portraits of nude women 1.
  - An African woman posing naked in a photographic studio, standing as if dancing? in front of a painted backdrop. Photograph, c.1900.532315i

About this work

Description

A bracelet is visible on the woman's wrist.

Publication/Creation

[approximately 1900]

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint

Series

Photographic portraits of nude women.

Contributors

Fallaize, Edwin Nichol, 1877-1957former owner

Lettering

Bears reference H.O.226 on image.

Notes

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

Reference

Wellcome Collection 532315i

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.