A portait photograph of Queen Charlotte of Tonga
An oval photographic half-length portrait of Queen Charlotte (Sālote Lupepauʻu) of Tonga. She is wearing a white dress with lace frills at the shoulder and sleeve joins and a belt around the waist. She is wearing a small woven straw hat with an oval broach in the centre.
In William J. J. Spry's account of the voyage he describes the time the Queen was photographed: '...for this occasion their Majesties were got up in regal attire: George I., in naval uniform coat, with four gold lace stripes surmounted with a crown, and lace trousers; while Queen Charlotte was attired in a light muslin costume of European make.'
HMS Challenger (1858) visited Tonga/Tongatabu between 19 and 22 July 1874 during its scientific circumnavigation of the globe.
In William J. J. Spry's account of the voyage he describes the time the Queen was photographed: '...for this occasion their Majesties were got up in regal attire: George I., in naval uniform coat, with four gold lace stripes surmounted with a crown, and lace trousers; while Queen Charlotte was attired in a light muslin costume of European make.'
HMS Challenger (1858) visited Tonga/Tongatabu between 19 and 22 July 1874 during its scientific circumnavigation of the globe.
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