IDNO

DG.167333.RPT

Description

Portrait of probably Axel Poignant and probably his younger sister dressed in Swedish and Sámi outfits. Axel is wearing short trousers, a shirt with a patterned collar, a waistcoat and a round brimmed hat. The girl is wearing a thick dress with a waistband and tassels and contrasting stripes and a pointed hat or bonnet. [KK 08/08/2023]

Place

?N Europe; ?Europe Scandinavia; ?Baltic Sea; ?Sweden; ?Gotland

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

?Axel Poignant

Photographer

Poignant, Axel

Collector / Expedition

Date

?1909 - 1911

Collection Name

Poignant Collection

Source

Poignant, Roslyn

Format

Digital File

Primary Documentation

Other Information

DG.167113.RPT - DG.167351.RPT were located on a blue 'Seagate backup plus' hard drive in a box now numbered C1035/.

DG.167295.RPT - DG.167351.RPT were located in a digital folder named "Scans to be filed."

Related Archive: Roslyn Poignant keep a portrait of Axel and his little sister in Swedish costume, which she discussed in an interview Martin Thomas: "RP shows photo of Axel with his little sister. He’s in Swedish costume. His parents were not well-suited. After the war Axel and his sister were sent to live with their grandparents on the island of Gotland in the Baltic. His grandfather was the governor there. Axel was raised there." (Interview transcriptions by Martin Thomas 30/09/2004). [JD 23/08/2023]