Photograph of a man seated in three quarter profile.

Date:
[between 1870 and 1880?]
Reference:
3320282i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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About this work

Description

Black and white photograph of a man wearing a black dress with lace trim, matching necklace and earrings, makeup, a dark styled wig and a large hat.

Publication/Creation

[Place of publication not identified], [between 1870 and 1880?]

Physical description

1 photograph ; 6.2 x 6 cm

Notes

This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer for identification purposes.
The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "An unidentified large-featured man strikingly dressed in the high fashion on the time, upswept hair in coils and ringlets under a small perching hat, a large locket and chain at the neck. Card backed - appears to have been clipped from an album page. Such permanent photographic processes were usually employed for printing out large volumes, so the subject must have been a more or less public figure whose identity has so far eluded us.'

Reference

Wellcome Collection 3320282i

Where to find it

  • Photograph album on drag and female impersonation

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