William P. Egg (Canada, 1890s)


Figure 1.--This CDV portrait shows a Canadian boy, William P. Egg. He has an Eton collar and large white floppy bow. We are not sure if he is wearing a jacket or smock. He may be wearing a school outfit. He has written on the back of the card, "To Dear Mrs. Bryson. From Wm. P. Egg." Mrs. Bryson may have been his teacher. The portrait was taken, at the Wm. Notman & Son studio, 14 Philips Square, Montreal.

This CDV portrait shows a Canadian boy, William P. Egg. He has an Eton collar and large white floppy bow. We are not sure if he is wearing a jacket or smock. He may be wearing a school outfit. He has written on the back of the card, "To Dear Mrs. Bryson. From Wm. P. Egg." Mrs. Bryson may have been his teacher. The portrait was taken, at the Wm. Notman & Son studio, 14 Philips Square, Montreal. Noman was a prestigious Canadian photographer. As it was taken in Montreal, one might assume that William was a French Canadian boy, but the note is written in English and Egg seems to be an English nasme. The number 1253w is also written on the back. This appeas to be the photographer's file number. The portrait is undated. The clothes and ivory mount suggest the 1890s to us. We are less sure about the torso print style. The CDV format was not very common in America by the 1890s, but we believe that they persisted in Canada a little longer. .






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