Unknown, [Portrait of a mother and child in traditional dress]
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Unknown

[Portrait of a mother and child in traditional dress]

1880s

Current Collection

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
8.9 × 5.9 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-490838

A mother and child pose against a painted backdrop wearing traditional dress. The child sits on an overturned basket and wears a carapuça and botachas. The woman sits to his left, wearing a traditional wool skirt and vest. She holds a bundle of yarn, which she has rolled into a ball with the help of a yarn swift, visible in the foreground.

Provenance

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Registry history

  • 1880s — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — photographs

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