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Silver gelatin glass plate negative
Lady Aberdeen, costumed as "Constance de la Tour", in Her Excellency's Court at the Historical Fancy Dress Ball, Montreal, Quebec, 1898
Photography studio
Wm. Notman & Son
(1882-1919)
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
Date
1898
Medium / Technique
Silver salts on glass
Gelatin dry plate process
Gelatin dry plate process
Dimensions25.4 × 20.3 cm
Origin
Canada, North America
Object NumberII-123823
CollectionMcCord
CreditPurchase, funds graciously donated by Maclean’s magazine, the Maxwell Cummings Family Foundation and Empire-Universal Films Ltd.
NotesLady Aberdeen as “Constance de la Tour”
At the fancy dress balls that she hosted in 1896, Lady Aberdeen did not appear in character and wore regular evening dress. As guest of honour at the Montreal ball, she chose to represent an Acadian woman that she claimed as a distant ancestor.
At the fancy dress balls that she hosted in 1896, Lady Aberdeen did not appear in character and wore regular evening dress. As guest of honour at the Montreal ball, she chose to represent an Acadian woman that she claimed as a distant ancestor.
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II-123825
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