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Portrait of woman and two children
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- Graphic material
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2008.001.254
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[188-] (Creation)
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- Crooke, William, 1849-1928
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1 photograph: 16.6 x 10.7
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William Crooke was one of the best known British professional photographers of his time. He opened a studio at 103 Princes Street in Edinburgh in the early 1890s that was considered to be as beautiful as the photographs he made there.
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Scope and content
Item is a beige cabinet card with brown letterpress at bottom, "W. Crooke/ 103 PRINCES STREET/ EDINBURGH." Photograph is of a mother and two daughters. The woman sits on the left, wears a tight jacket with lace sleeves and a narrow bonnet with crushed fabric decoration at brim and large silk bow tied under her neck. The older girl on the right wears a dark fabric, probably velvet, dress with lace collar and lace trimming on short sleeves. The infant on the mother's lap wears a lace dress and bonnet. Only the infant looks toward the camera.
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Poor. The image is badly yellowed and has lost a lot of density in the highlights. Card is dirty. Three long, vertical scratches through the centre of the image. Spotting throughout.
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Open. Records are available for consultation without restriction.
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- Shields, Lorne (Subject)
- Crooke, William, 1849-1928 (Subject)