Tahitian by Madame Hoare 1
SOLD October 2009 |
CDV-format albumen print of a Tahitian woman by Madame S. Hoare, Papeete, Tahiti, ca. 1870. Card with ornate reverse imprint in gilt, purple and black ink reading "Madame S. Hoare / Photographer / Papeete, Tahiti".
This appears to show the same woman as in following lot.
Sitter wears an interesting combination of western and native costume, including a native cloth wrapped around her skirt, and bare feet -- something most unusual in 19th-century studio portraits.
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