Photometry and polarimetry of V 1057 Cygni

We have obtained extensive photometric and polarimetric data over a six-month interval for V 1057 Cyg. The polarization appears to be constant and of interstellar origin; the photometry, which extends nearly six octaves from the ultraviolet to A = 22 in the infrared, indicates that the total observed luminosity is decreasing - having now declined 10% from its earlier level. A model characterized by two circumstellar shells which absorb and reradiate short wavelength stellar flux from an underlying Al -type star provides the best fit to the observational data. The present variability, however, cannot be due to circumstellar activity, but appears to originate in the star itself. Key words: variable stars - photometry - polarimetry