A woman poses in a photographic studio, kneeling next to a chair and holds a beaded necklace in her hands.

  • Bieliavskago, M
Date:
[20th century]
Reference:
528780i
Part of:
The Fallaize Collection.
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Also known as

Previous title, replaced June 2022: A woman posing in a photographic studio, playing cat's cradle in front of a painted backdrop.

Description

The woman is looking at the necklace that she holds in both hands, on the seat or stand is an open container, possibly a jewellery box.

Publication/Creation

[20th century]

Physical description

1 photograph : photoprint : stereograph

Lettering

<Cyrillic> M. Bieliavskago St Peterburg, Nevsky Pr 34 Lettering printed on the back of the mount gives a list of prizes awarded at various exhibitions, the most recent is the Exposition Universelle at Paris, 1900

Notes

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

Reference

Wellcome Collection 528780i

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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