A Jewish woman wearing a head covering, in a photographic studio.
- Maison Bonfils (Beirut, Lebanon)
- Date:
- [between 1867 and 1885]
- Reference:
- 3307374i
- Part of:
- The Fallaize Collection.
- Pictures
About this work
Also known as
Juste de femme juive syrienne
Previous title, replaced October 2022: A North African woman, posing against a plain background in a photographic studio. Photograph by Bonfils, ca.1900.
Description
The woman wears a dangly earring, and on the edge of her head covering/scarf are visible metal stars.
Publication/Creation
[between 1867 and 1885]
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint
Series
Lettering
Bears number: 607
Notes
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 3307374i
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.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores