Cumming, Miss M A
Maker and role
William Brown (b.Circa 1840, d.1922)
Production date
Mar 1881
Photo collection reference number
14425
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Description
Full length studio portrait of Miss M A Cumming. She stands with her hands on a cushion. Distinguishing features include her light coloured fringed necktie, and dark coloured fringed shoulder shawl. Studio props include two chairs, a cushion, a piece of folded cloth, desk and carpet. The backdrop is neutral with a skirting board. Exposed studio wall is visible beyond the backdrop, and a bracket used to stabilse the backdrop is visible.
The inscription '= 4865 = March / 1881 =' is in mirror writing.
The inscription '= 4865 = March / 1881 =' is in mirror writing.
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Maker biography
William Edmond Brown (c1840-1922) : carte de visite, promenades, cabinet, Victoria and Imperial.
Brown moved from Auckland in 1865 to start a business in Trafalgar Street. He later moved to Hardy Street. Brown specialised in studio portraits (around 6,000 of these were taken during 1865-1892), including the cheap and very popular carte de visite (a photographic calling card).
He also took scenic and event photographs including The Nelson Provincial Museum's earliest image of an immigrant ship, the Adamant in 1874, showing fifty immigrants on deck.
An excellent record keeper and portrait specialist Brown is the only early Nelson photographer who consistently recorded client and date details, making positive identification possible. (http://www.museumnp.org.nz/photographic/photography.htm)
Brown moved from Auckland in 1865 to start a business in Trafalgar Street. He later moved to Hardy Street. Brown specialised in studio portraits (around 6,000 of these were taken during 1865-1892), including the cheap and very popular carte de visite (a photographic calling card).
He also took scenic and event photographs including The Nelson Provincial Museum's earliest image of an immigrant ship, the Adamant in 1874, showing fifty immigrants on deck.
An excellent record keeper and portrait specialist Brown is the only early Nelson photographer who consistently recorded client and date details, making positive identification possible. (http://www.museumnp.org.nz/photographic/photography.htm)
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Chair
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