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Miss M Maxwell
Doull, David, 1866, Glass negative
Miss M Maxwell
Miss M Maxwell
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Item no
1363
Title
Miss M Maxwell
Description
A full-length portrait photograph of Miss M Maxwell. She is standing in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a cape with an embroidered edge over a day dress which has four bands of contrasting material at the hem. She also wears a lace hat which ties under her chin with a long black ribbon.
Artist / maker
Doull, David
Date
1866
Size
10.8 x 8.2 cm
Type
Glass negative
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Photographed on 10th October 1866.
Miss M Maxwell who lived with or was staying at Mrs Elmslies of 2 Melville Street, Edinburgh. The address belonged to George Emslie and Mrs George Emslie had a glass, china and stoneware shop at 7 Charlotte Place.
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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Victorian Studio Portraits
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