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Description: | 3/4 length portrait of a woman. Wedding portrait of a bride. The woman has frizzed hair worn up and left full at the back and sides. She is wearing a hat with a wide tilted brim decorated with bunches of white feathers. Her wedding dress has a round neck and pleated velvet sections attached to the shoulders, her sleeves are very full and puffed and finish at the elbow. Her bodice is light and trimmed with layers of fine net ruched at the edges and her skirt is made of embroidered silk with floral embellishment. The woman wears a pearl brooch below her neck, long white gloves and she is holding a large bouquet of roses. She is resting her hand on the corner of a stone bench standing in front of a painted studio backdrop of an outdoor scene.
Written on the abck in ink "Marie Howey as Molly / Bridesmaid April 7th 1896"
Material: cardboard
Material: paper | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.46827 | Go to resource |
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