Ladies of Llangollen.
- Date:
- [between 1850 and 1912?]
- Reference:
- 3305280i
- Part of:
- The James Gardiner Collection.
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Photograph of a print depciting Eleanor Butler and Sarah Ponsonby stood outside with their dog wearing long black dresses with matching jackets and top hats. Well known to their contemporaries, the pair were wealthy Irish women who avoided marriage by moving to North Wales and living together, and were rumoured to be a lesbian couple.
Publication/Creation
[Place of Publication not identified], [between 1850 and 1912?]
Physical description
1 photographic postcard ; 13.6 x 8.8 cm
Contributors
Related material
Wellcome Collection holds a lithographic print of the same image: V0007358
Lettering
please don't make a mistake + imagine one of these ladies to be myself (written in black ink, bottom recto)
Notes
The title has been taken from wording on the object.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 3305280i
Languages
Where to find it
Photograph album on lesbian depictions, male impersonation, gender and masculinity
Location Status Access Closed stores