Portrait of an unidentified woman

Maker
Bisson Frères
Current rights
Public Domain
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Object detail

About this object
Full length portrait of an unidentified woman, thought to have been taken in the 1860s. The sitter is posed against a plain backdrop. Her right hand rests on a pile of books that are located on a tall table beside her. She holds a hat in her left hand.

Photographer, Bisson Frères.
Date unknown, thought to be 1860s.
Production place
Production technique
Media/Materials description
Black and white carte-de-visite photograph.
Measurements
Height x Width: 103 x 60mm
Signature/Inscription
Bisson Frères. Phot., Photographers details, Printed
H.B. Art Gallery and Museum, Stamp, Stamped
Album 13, Inscription, Handwritten
Subject period
Subject date
1860s
Caption
Collection of Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Tā-ū-rangi, 2227
Credit Line
gifted by Dr K E Crompton
Other number(s)
m55/10, 2227, 83864

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