Miniature
Hughes and Mullins [photographers] Ryde
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1870 - 1901
Materials
ceramic, leather, velvet & paint
Measurements
130 x 90 mm; 180 mm (Height); 140 mm (Width)
Place of origin
Ryde
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286223
Summary
Painted portrait miniature on a rectangular ceramic plate within a leather case lined with velvet, an oval frame around the portrait. Half-length portrait of a boy wearing a buttoned jacket with a white collar. Signed 'Hughes [and] Mullins'. this name also appears on the back with; 'Photographers by appointment to the Queen. Regina House, Ryde, I.W.' In monocrome, very faded. The frame has a gilt edge and the latticed leather case folds over the front.
Marks and inscriptions
Hughes [and] Mullins Photographers by appointment to the Queen Regina House, Ryde, I.W. (on back)
Makers and roles
Hughes and Mullins [photographers] Ryde, artist