The Toronto Reference Library (789 Yonge St.) currently features an exhibit on fashions from 1890-1914. This lovely portrait of the Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair, Ishbel Maria Gordon, was taken in Toronto in 1897 during a ball at the Armouries. A celebrated pioneer of women’s rights and healthcare, she also wrote “Canadian journal of Lady Aberdeen, 1893-1898”, which is in our collection.

Creator: Topley (firm, Ottawa)
Date: 1897
Identifier: X 3-2 Cab I
Format: Ephemera
Rights: Public domain
Courtesy: Toronto Public Library.
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