IDNO

P.50958.RDG

Description

Posed studio portrait of a larger Algiers Jewish woman wearing a scarf and a cap, a jacquard shirt, patterned leather? leggings, embroidered shoes, and silver ear ornaments. A cloth is draped over the back of a chair, a cushion is on the floor, and a floral painted side table is positioned next to the chair. The studio backdrop is painted with a house with turrets, an arched bridge over a stream, and trees.

Place

N Africa; Algeria; Algiers

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

Ridgeway, William

Date

circa 1880

Collection Name

Ridgeway Collection

Source

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

The print was found in an envelope now marked C239/ which was inside the wooden drawer I.

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program Two. [Jocelyne Dudding 2/7/2007]