Miss Binny

Category

Library Item

Item no

3615

Title

Miss Binny

Description

A seated woman wearing a dress has ringlets in her hair, rests her elbow on a book and has gloves on her hands.

Artist / maker

Hill, David Octavius

Date

1847

Size

21.4 x 15.9 cm

Type

Salted paper print

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Miss Jane Binny was the daughter of Graham Binny. Hill's vision of the early Victorian woman was that of a fragile upper-class lady in contemplative pose. The daughters of the families living in the New Town, Edinburgh's fashionable area, were particularly suitable subjects for these calotypes.

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Clothing and dress > Accessories > Gloves

Clothing and dress > Garments > Dresses

People > Adults > Women

Toys > Books, Annuals and comics > Books

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