Accession Nr.: | A.4760.2.23.6. |
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Type: | photograph |
Artist/Maker: | |
Date of production: |
ca. 1900
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Place of production: | |
Acquisition: | collection of Dezső Bozóky |
Signed: | Below the photo: Dezső Bozóky's handwriting: The normal attire of Seoul women |
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Materials/Techniques: | collodion print |
Dimensions: | height: 13 cm width: 8.3 cm |
The album containing Dezső Bozóky's travelphotos (second). Related item: A.4760.2. (album). Unknown photographer. Photograph purchased by Dezső Bozóky. Upper-class women were seldom allowed to leave their homes, and were not supposed to show their faces when appearing in public. The coat-shaped garment was used as a veil, to cover the head and the face.