Accession Number

994.003a

Description

A black and white photograph glued to heavy card depicting Elizabeth Hamilton Dunsmuir (Mrs. John Bryden) at about age 40, taken from the chest up, her hair combed up and pinned in curls on the top of her head with short curly bangs, a large dark satin bow at the back of her head, dark eyes and rounded face, her costume heavy metal and beaded earrings, stand-up lace trim emerging from dark-coloured stand-up collar with large flat bow at the front with tails hanging down the front, around her neck a long chain with a large pendant, an irregularly shaped 4cm wide label glued to the area below the image bearing in machine-printed gold fancy script "Savannah Victoria, B.C." on the verso centre top handwritten in pencil "Mrs. John Bryden".

Narrative

Elizabeth Hamilton Dunsmuir (September 19, 1848 - June 15, 1901) was the first child of Robert and Joan Dunsmuir.  

History of Use

unknown

Date

circa 1888

Dimensions

23.8 cm x 14.5 cm

Subject/Image

Elizabeth Hamilton Dunsmuir (Mrs. John Bryden)

Medium

Photographic

Support

Paper

Inscription

On the front: Savannah, Victoria, B.C.
On the verso: Mrs. John Bryden

Country of Origin

Canada