Art, Symbol & Imagination
The Veiled Profile Called Estelle
A pale female profile emerges from a dark background beneath a folded head covering. A narrow strip descends from the veil below the chin. The surrounding séance report calls the figure Estelle and discusses the difficulty of distinguishing it from the medium’s own veiled head.
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Photographer not identified. "The Veiled Profile Called Estelle" [editorial title]. In Phenomena of Materialisation, Albert von Schrenck-Notzing; translated by E. E. Fournier d’Albe. 1923 reissue of the first English edition; English translation by E. E. Fournier d’Albe incorporates supplementary and later material, as explained in the translator’s preface., 1923, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., Ltd.; E. P. Dutton & Co.. Source scan leaf 203. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0449-0203
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The historical source presents claims about mediumship or supernatural phenomena. Reproduction documents its illustrations and does not authenticate those claims.
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Phenomena of MaterialisationAlbert von Schrenck-Notzing; translated by E. E. Fournier d’Albe1923More from this book
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Photographer not identified. The Veiled Profile Called Estelle. Phenomena of Materialisation. Scan leaf 203. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0449-0203