A man in military jacket, kilt and beret
Hay Wrightson Ltd (photographers) London
Category
Photographs
Date
1920 - 1960
Materials
Paper, Card
Measurements
250 x 187 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1523019
Summary
A monochrome gelatine silver print by Hay Wrightson in portrait format depicting a three-quarter length portrait of a man in military jacket, kilt and beret. The photograph is mounted on white card with a paper cover. There is a printed narrow line border around the image on the mount. Markings: Outer cover: printed in brown ink: a crest, beneath which is: "Photographer by Appointment to her Majesty Queen Mary, Hay Wrightson, 41 New Bond Street London W1" Recto: handwritten in pencil along the bottom edge: Hay Wrightson, London. Verso: "Photographer by appointment to Her Majesty Queen Mary, H.M. The King of the Hellenes. Hay Wrightson F.R.S.A., A.R.P.S., Hay Wrightson Limited, 41 New Bond St, London, W1, Telephone Mayfair 2637. To order further copies please quote number [33689 in pencil] and pose letter [I]" Hay Wrightson (1874-1949) was a photographer and owner of the photography firm Hay Wrightson Ltd, the firm continued after the death of Wrightson.
Makers and roles
Hay Wrightson Ltd (photographers) London, photographic studio