Item 2008.001.292 - Group portrait of family with five children

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Group portrait of family with five children

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2008.001.292

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  • between 1889-1893 (Creation)
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    Swithin King

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1 photograph: 16.4 x 10.8

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(1889-1893)

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Swithin King was a photography studio with a location on Dunlop Street, Barrie, Ontario and on Mississaga Street, Orillia, Ontario.

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Item consists of a white card with gold letterpress at bottom edge, "Swithun King/ Barrie and/ Orillia". In the centre, a design with artist's palette and brushes contains the text "EXTRA/ FINISH". Photograph is a group portrait of a man and woman with 5 children. The woman stands at the back, holding the youngest child in what appears to be a velvet trimmed dress. Two girls are seated on chairs and the boy sits on the floor in front. A girl in tartan dress stands at the knees of the father on the left. Behind the group, a backdrop with leaves and a mirror. On verso, handwritten in pencil, "L-10.00".

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Good. There is some abrasion to the photograph in the form of horizontal scratches and the card is a bit dirty. The top right corner is fraying.

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