Sir Vauncey Harpur Crewe's children
Category
Photographs
Date
20 Apr 1901
Materials
wood, glass, brass & paper
Measurements
330 x 400 mm
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 290726
Summary
A five heart, brass, photograph frame. Two hearts above and three below. Each heart holds a separate studio photograph of each of Sir Vauncey Harpur Crewe's children. Top left; Hilda, wearing a hat with roses, a shawl and a large rose in her bodice. Top right; Winifred, in an oval, wearing an elaborate gauze hat with many frills, pearls around her neck. Bottom left; Airmyne, in a white dress with her hair tied in a pony tail. Centre; Richard, in dark clothes and a moustahce. Bottom right; Frances, also in white, her long hair loose. Engraved in the frame is the inscription; 'V.I.H.C. April 20th 1901'. The frame is supported behind with a brass stand and each heart is backed with blue velvet.
Marks and inscriptions
V.I.H.C. April 20th 1901 (engraved on the frame)