Item 2008.001.1407 - Portrait of a boy in polka dot shirt

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Portrait of a boy in polka dot shirt

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2008.001.1407

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  • [between 1868-1880] (Creation)
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    Notman & Fraser

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1 photograph: 16.4 x 10.7

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(1868-1880)

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Notman & Fraser was a branch of William Notman's photography studio, located in Toronto, Ontario. It was operated by John A. Fraser

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Herbert E. Simpson operated a photography studio at 143 College Street in Toronto, Ontario during the late 1800s. Successor to Notman & Fraser.

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Item is a cream coloured cabinet card with portrait of a young boy, about 5 or 6 years old, seated on the edge of an upholstered chair holding a hat in his left hand. He wears a polka dot blouse and large polka dot ascot with short, probably velvet, pants. At the bottom of the card, embossed in gold, on the left "HERBERT E. SIMPSON/ PHOTOGRAPHER/ 143 COLLEGE STREET/ TORONTO." At the bottom centre, a coat of arms is also embossed, with a lion and unicorn and the motto, "DIEU ET MON DROIT", a variant design on the British Royal Coat of Arms. On the right, also embossed in gold, "SUCCESSOR TO/ LATE/ NOTMAN & FRASER./ COPIES OF THEIR NEGATIVES".

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Good. The image is faded and yellowed. There is a little dirt on the card and a tear in the card at the left on the verso next to a small brown stain.

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