A woman posing naked in a photographic studio, holding aloft a tambourine, standing in front of a painted backdrop. Photograph, c.1900.

Date:: [approximately 1900]

Reference:: 530260i

Part of:: The Fallaize Collection.

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The Fallaize Collection.
- Photographic portraits of nude women 1.
  - A woman posing naked in a photographic studio, holding aloft a tambourine, standing in front of a painted backdrop. Photograph, c.1900.530260i

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Description

The woman is possibly from North Africa, the painted setting is Moorish in theme. The woman wears bangles on both wrists and is wearing a head covering/scarf.

Publication/Creation

[approximately 1900]

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint

Series

Photographic portraits of nude women.

Contributors

Fallaize, Edwin Nichol, 1877-1957former owner

Lettering

Bears number: 990 on image.

Notes

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

Reference

Wellcome Collection 530260i

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.