A young woman posing semi-naked flexing her bicep, back view head and shoulders only, in a photographic studio. Photograph by Portland Studio, ca.1903.

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540509i
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Description

The model is wearing a vaguely classical chiton and her headgear is also classical. She is also seen in 540505i-540508i

Publication/Creation

Rhyl (8 High Street) : Portland Studio

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint

Lettering

Mr & Mrs Jno Williams Portland Studio 8 High Street Rhyl. The studio details are in a stamp gold-embossed in the lower right-hand corner, lower left corner has gold W monogram. The date is taken from an accompanying envelope

Notes

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

Reference

Wellcome Collection 540509i

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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