Gypsy woman with her daughter

Author: Kamilla Asbóth

Date: 1882-1897

Description [National Heritage Institute]: Gypsy woman with his daughter dressed in an outfit specific to the Roma. The woman has a batik, long-sleeved women’s shirt, flowering apron. He is surprised by a photographer with a pipe in the corner of his mouth. On the back there is a bag. The little girl is dressed with a broken dress. He holds a stick in his hands. Workshop photo with painted canvas background. The name of the photographer [Kamilla Asbóth] and the city where [Hermannstadt (Sibiu)] was activated are mentioned on the cardboard on which it is glued. V: Brand of the 10-medallion workshop and German text in brown writing: (translation) “Atelier Kamilla Asbóth. The heir of Th. Glatz. The reserved multiplication rights. Plates are retained for subsequent orders. ” Stamp collection director Emil Sigerus; Stamp Brukenthal Museum no. 271 / a; Inventory number MCPR 129. Photograph identical to GD 130 and 2318.

Additional information: Kamilla Asboth owned during 1873-1897 the photographic workshop in Sibiu, founded by his uncle Theodor Glatz in 1854 and subsequently taken over by Carl Koller in 1871. The workshop, located in Piaţa Mare, was acquired in 1897 by Emil Fischer.

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