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Memorial works

Following Albert’s premature death, Victoria commissioned the creation of photographs and decorative objects that memorialised her beloved husband

    HERMANN GÜNTHER : WERDERSCHER MARKT. 6, BERLIN

    Charlotte, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen, when Princess of Prussia (1860-1919)

    Jan 1863

    Albumen print | 10.2 x 6.1 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2418601

    Photograph of a full length portrait of a young Princess Charlotte of Prussia, later Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen (1860-1919), standing, facing the camera. She looks to the left. She stands next to a small basket chair and holds an ermine muff. She wears a coat with ermine scarf and cuffs, and an elaborate bonnet trimmed with lace and tied with wide ribbons. The photograph is a vignette.  

    Photograph contained in an envelope marked A. (Silvy).

    • Creator(s)

      Hermann Günther : Werderscher Markt. 6, Berlin (photographer)

      Subject(s)

      Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen (1860-1919)

    • 10.2 x 6.1 cm (whole object)

    • A label on a brass tablet (RCIN 55344) suggests that the photograph was 'always placed on the Queen's writing table'

    • Subject(s)
      • Science, Medicine and Technology
        • Industries, Crafts and Trades
          • Clothing
            • Muffs
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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