A carte-de-visite portrait of a young sitter seated against a plain backdrop, looking slightly to one side of the camera. Light cloth passes over one shoulder and folds across the torso and lap. One hand rests against the chest while the opposite forearm lies across the lap; part of the chair back remains visible at the right. Clustered curls and several close-fitting strands of beads frame the face.
The warm brown-toned photograph is mounted on white card. The reverse credits photographer A. C. Gomes through an elaborate ribbon backmark printed in reddish ink: “A.C.GOMES / PHOTOGRAPHER / STEAMER POINT / ADEN.”
The portrait was taken at Gomes’s studio at Steamer Point, Aden, named on the backmark. Neither side names the sitter or supplies a date, and there is no printed or handwritten title.
- Medium
- CDV
- Dimensions
- 2.5 × 4.11 in (63.6 × 104.4 mm)
- Condition
- Generally clean and sound, with no visible tears, cracks, or substantial losses to the photograph or mount.
- Catalogue no.
- MCDV916
Catalogue details
Location
A. C. Gomes studio, Steamer Point, Aden · Aden, Yemen
Photographed subject · Street / district · 75% confidence
Backmark: "A.C.GOMES / PHOTOGRAPHER / STEAMER POINT / ADEN." Pinned at Steamer Point (Tawahi).
Source: Card imprint / studio stamp (direct)
