A young Norwegian woman, posing in a photographic studio wearing peasant dress. Coloured photograph by Søstrene Persen, 1901.

Date:: 1901

Reference:: 534481i

Part of:: The Fallaize Collection.

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The Fallaize Collection.
- Traditional Norwegian dress.
  - A young Norwegian woman, posing in a photographic studio wearing peasant dress. Coloured photograph by Søstrene Persen, 1901.534481i

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Publication/Creation

Bergen : Søstrene Persen, 1901.

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint, with watercolour

Contributors

Lettering

Bears number in ink on the verso: 168 Lettering printed on the verso: Söstrene Persen Bergen 1901 eneberettiget J.L.N.

Notes

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

Creator/production credits

Søstrene Persen: the sisters Johanne Henrikke Jenny Persen (born 1864) and Thoma Natvig Persen (born 1867). They started their company Søstrene Persen in Bergen in 1888

Reference

Wellcome Collection 534481i

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.