L628: Photograph of Mary Anne Barbara Holburne
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| Museum number | L628 |
| Title | Photograph of Mary Anne Barbara Holburne |
| Object type | In category: Pictures » Photograph |
| Date | Circa 1880 |
| People |
Unknown - Photographer(s) Holburne, Mary Anne Barbara (1802-1882) (known) - Sitter(s) |
| Place of origin | Europe » Northern Europe » British Isles » Great Britain » England » Bath |
| Condition |
Fair |
| Dimensions |
27.4 cm width paper size 35.0 cm height paper size 15.2 cm width image size 25.0 cm height image size |
| Materials & techniques |
In categories: Book/Document » Leaves » Paper Pictures: Medium » Photograph Pictures: Support » Paper |
| Description | Full length photograph of Mary Anne Barbara Holburne. She wears a long dress with pleated flounces and an elaborate cap. She is seated in a upholstered armchair in front of a window. | ||||||
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| Subject |
Portrait |
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| Notes | This is the only known image of Mary Anne Barbara Holburne. It appears to have been taken towards the end of her life and was probably taken in the Back Drawing Room at 10, Cavendish Crescent. This is one of several identical but different sized photographs in the Collection. | ||||||
| Muse theme | The Art of Collecting |
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| Muse chapter |
The History of the Holburne Collection » Sir William Holburne and his Collection » Private to Public: the creation of the Holburne Museum
The History of the Holburne Collection » The Collection » Library and Archive |
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| Method of acquisition | Bequest | ||||||
| Provenance | Mary-Anne Barbara Holburne (1802-1882); by whom bequeathed to the Museum |
