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Unidentified woman, probably Lady Edgcumbe or Horatia Feilding, 1842

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MS. 21088 photogr. 1/13

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Portrait of a woman wearing a bonnet, identified as probably being either Lady Edgcumbe or Horatia Gaisford.

On the verso, written in pencil, is "Lady Mount Edgecumbe".

Dates

  • 1842

Extent

1 item

Language of Materials

  • English

Conditions Governing Access

This material is light-sensitive. To ensure its availability to future readers, access to this material is restricted, and requires specialist support. Readers are asked to work from reproductions and published descriptions as far as possible. To apply to see the original, please send a message to specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk, outlining the subject of your research, the importance of this item to that research, and the resources you have already consulted.

Shelfmark

MS. 21088 photogr. 1/13

Biographical / Historical

Lady Caroline Augusta Edgcumbe [née Feilding] (1808-1881) was Talbot's half-sister.

Henrietta Horatia Maria Gaisford, née Feilding (1810-1851), was Talbot's half-sister. She married Thomas Gaisford (1816-1898) in 1850.

Physical Facet

There is a pencil notation in the left margin, likely made by Talbot to identify which side was sensitized.

Dimensions

Image dimensions: width 101mm x height 117mm

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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