Head of Seraph in glazed earthenware
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1864
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Louise Laffon made this photograph in 1863–1864. It’s a glazed earthenware head of a putto, a cherubic child figure common in religious art. The piece sits at the Victoria and Albert Museum. The photograph came from a period when the V&A was one of the first museums to collect and display photographs, back in the 1850s. Female photographers like Laffon were often overlooked in the records. Next time you’re in London, look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.
