A woman poses wearing a costume including a cape with a fur trim.

  • Pol, M
Reference:
533936i
Part of:
The Fallaize Collection.
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About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced April 2022: A Spanish woman, posing in a photographic studio wearing an idiosyncratic costume, typical of Cadiz. Coloured photograph by M. Pol, ca. 1900.

Description

The costume looks like that of a circus performer

Publication/Creation

Cadiz San Francisco 16 M. Pol

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint, with watercolour

Lettering

M. Pol San Francisco 16 Cadiz Lettering pencilled on the verso: Cadiz Lettering printed on the verso: Especialidad en reproducciones y retratos de todos sistemas y tamanos. Precios modicos M. Pol fotografo San Francisco 16 Cadiz

Notes

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

Reference

Wellcome Collection 533936i

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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