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Walter W Winter (1842-1924)
Ann Birkin (b. 1816), Hosiery Embroideress Jun 1898
Printing out paper | 13.7 x 9.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2907541
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Photographic portrait of Ann Birkin, three-quarters length and seated, facing the viewer. Birkin was embroideress to Queen Victoria for 60 years. She holds a needle and thread in her right hand and hose in her left. She also wears a bonnet with floral trim.
Ann Birkin, while not employed in the Royal Household, had rendered a service to Queen Victoria for many years. She has embroidered Her Majesty's hose for sixty years.
Provenance
Acquired by Queen Victoria
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Creator(s)
(photographer)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Printing out paper
Measurements
13.7 x 9.6 cm (image)
27.9 x 23.1 cm (page dimensions)
29.0 x 25.2 x 6.0 cm (album)
Other number(s)
Alternative title(s)
Anne Birkin, Hosiery Embroideress, born 1816, June 1898. [Album: Photographic Portraits, vol.7/65 1892-1898]
Featured in
ExhibitionCrown and Camera: The British Royal Family and Photography 1842-1910 : The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
The first Royal Collection exhibition to be entirely dedicated to photography
