This bust-length portrait features a woman in a high-collared uniform, likely representing a service organisation from the First World War period. The image is a charcoal or crayon enlargement over a photographic base, a standard technique for large-scale portraiture during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The subject is depicted with a circular brooch fastened at the throat and a row of dark buttons on her tunic. It is presented behind glass in a double-stepped mount, featuring a gilt-painted inner slip and a mitred dark wood outer frame.
Dimensions: 22 x 25 inches.
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