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Description: | 3/4 length portrait of a woman leaning against a carved wooden desk wearing mourning dress. Painted interior backdrop with plants and drapes. The woman has curly hair worn in a chignon and a fringe. She is wearing a black wool dress with a fitted boned bodice extending to a point at the centre front and 3/4 length fitted sleeves. Her bodice is trimmed with a panel of black crape and has a black crape standing collar with a silver pin. Her bodice and sleeve cuffs are decorated with black beadwork and her skirt is narrow and gathered up at the sides with a soft drape at the centre front. The side of her skirt is finished with black beading and she wears 3 silver bracelets.
Written on the front "Ellie Pete"
Material: cardboard
Material: paper | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.46135 | Go to resource |
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