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Miss E. Donaldson
Doull, David, 1866, Glass negative
Miss E. Donaldson
Miss E. Donaldson
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Item no
964
Title
Miss E. Donaldson
Description
The photograph shows a half length portrait of a a young woman, Miss E.Donaldson sitting on a chair. She is wearing a striped dress with a wide neckline and elaborate short sleeves edged with lace. She also wears a collar necklace with a pendant and earings. Her hair is tied back with a hairband which matches her necklace.
Artist / maker
Doull, David
Date
1866
Size
10.8 x 8.2 cm
Type
Glass negative
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
Photographed on the 9th November 1866.
Miss E.Donaldson of 4 Lindsay Place, Edinburgh. The house belongs to John.G.Donaldson, spirit merchant, 73 Cockburn Street and 177 High Street. He is most probably her father.
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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