Child of Mrs Robert Wilson

Category

Library Item

Item no

1092

Title

Child of Mrs Robert Wilson

Description

Photograph of the daughter of Mrs Robert Wilson of 48 Potterrow, Edinburgh. The small girl stands beside an ornate chair holding a posy of flowers in her hand. She has short curly hair tied with a lace headband and wears a short-sleeved dress with a full skirt over a lace petticoat. Behind her is a curtain and on the chair is a small basket containing a flower arrangement.

Artist / maker

Doull, David

Date

1866

Size

10.8 x 8.2 cm

Type

Glass negative

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Photographed on the 18th December 1866.
The daughter of Mrs Robert Wilson of 48 Potterrow, Edinburgh. Mr Doull also photographed her mother.

David Doull was a professional photographer at 72 Lauriston Place from 1865 - 1867. He was born in Edinburgh in 1831 and was one of the founder members of the Edinburgh Photographic Society in 1861. In 1970 Edinburgh Public Libraries purchased Mr Doull's collection of 319 glass negatives from Mr Frank Seymour, one in a chain of successors to Mr Doull's shop at Lauriston Place.

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Clothing and dress > Garments > Dresses

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