VICTORIA CROSS

BY BASSANO LTD.

This is a black and white photograph portrait of Victoria Cross. Cross’s body can be seen from the waist to her head. She faces forward and stares directly into the camera. She is wearing an embroidered translucent blouse with frilled trim, lace details, and pearl sleeve buttons. A dark fabric partially overlays the front of the dress with a dark translucent fabric over the shoulder. Dark ribbon details are seen on the sleeves, as well as around the shoulders and bust, which is fastened with a broach. Cross is wearing large rings on her left pinkie and ring fingers and a short-beaded necklace. She is also wearing a dark fur hat with light fur details and a tall feather piece featured in the centre of the hat. Cross has light hair drawn into an updo, which is mostly hidden under her hat.

MLA citation:

Victoria Cross. Photographic Portrait by Bassano Ltd., 1915. ©National Portrait Gallery. Yellow Nineties 2.0, edited by Lorraine Janzen Kooistra, Toronto Metropolitan University Centre for Digital Humanities, 2021. https://1890s.ca/cross_portrait