Costanza Hulton (née Mazini) (1863-1939) and her husband William Stokes Hulton (1852 – 1921): Pont-Aven
Costanza Mazini, Mrs William Stokes Hulton (1863–1939)
Category
Photographs
Date
1886
Materials
Photographic paper attached to card page of album
Measurements
170 x 120 mm
Place of origin
Pont-Aven
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 610136.5
Summary
A monochrome photograph of Costanza (‘Zina’) Hulton (née Mazini) (1863-1939) and her husband William Stokes Hulton (1852 – 1921 in Pontaven 1886. Costanza is looking out of an open ground floor window while William is standing outside with his right arm resting on the window ledge. Written in ink underneath the photograph: 'W & Z - Pontaven 1886'. Photograph 4 of 102 contained in Volume 1 of Costanza Hulton's personal photograph albums (1886 - 1901). Costanza (‘Zina’) Hulton and William Stokes Hulton were the parents of Edith Teresa Hulton, later Lady Berwick. 'Pontaven' is assumed to be Pont-Aven in Brittany, north-western France, historically a popular destination for artists and visited by Emile Bernard and Paul Gauguin. William Stokes Hulton and his wife Costanza, the parents of Edith Teresa Hulton, later Lady Berwick, spent time at Pont-Aven during their honeymoon, following their marriage in 1886.
Provenance
8th Lady Berwick collection; bequeathed to the National Trust by Edith Teresa Hulton, Lady Berwick (1890-1972).
Marks and inscriptions
Writing underneath photograph: 'W & Z - Pontaven 1886'
Makers and roles
Costanza Mazini, Mrs William Stokes Hulton (1863–1939), compiler