Portrait of woman seated behind empty frame holding fan

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1906

GUSN

GUSN-310686

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Elizabeth (Tyson) Vaughan photographic collection
"Fancy ball costumes"
Portrait of woman seated behind empty frame holding fan
(current record)

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Elizabeth (Tyson) Vaughan photographic collection
- "Fancy ball costumes"
  - Profile of woman in gown and plumed hat standing with plants
  - Portrait of woman seated behind empty frame holding fan (current record)

Description

A woman, either Elinor Curtis Hopkinson (189-1947) or Margaret Curtis (1883-1965), wears a fancy dress and holds a fan while sitting behind an empty frame and in front of a scenic tapestry, almost as if recreating a tableaux vivant.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
gowns
fans (costume accessories)
frames (furnishings)
dry collodion negatives

Collection Code

PC062

Collection Name

Elizabeth (Tyson) Vaughan photographic collection

Reference Code

PC062.05.09

Record Details

Originator

Vaughan, Elizabeth (Tyson), 1871-1949 (Photographer)

Material Type

dry collodion negatives

Description Level

Item

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