May Queen
May Queen

Currently not on view

May Queen,

ca. 1850s–60s

Attributed to William England, British, 1830–1896
x1993-27

Information

Title
May Queen
Dates

ca. 1850s–60s

Maker
Attributed to William England
Medium

Albumen print

Dimensions

15.2 × 10.3 cm (6 × 4 1/16 in.)
mount: 22.4 x 19 cm. (8 13/16 x 7 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Museum purchase, anonymous gift

Object Number
x1993-27
Place Made

Europe, England

Inscription

In ink on page, upper right corner: 66

Titled in graphite in unknown hand on page, below image center: May Queen

Marks/Labels/Seals

Artist blindstamp, lower left corner: England Photo

Culture
British
Type
albumen prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Techniques
albumen process, mounting
Subject
busts, marble, portraits, figures (representations), women, reproductions

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