Edith Teresa Hulton, 1890-1972 (later Lady Berwick) by a Red Cross train in Italy
Category
Photographs
Date
1916 (probably) - May 1916
Materials
Photographic paper attached to cartridge paper page of album
Measurements
118 x 88 mm
Place of origin
Italy
Collection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 610239.19
Summary
A monochrome photograph showing a full length image of Edith Teresa Hulton. She is facing the camera, wearing a dark, winter suit, collar and tie, fox fur tippet and straw hat. There is a red cross armband on her left arm and her right hand is in her pocket. Behind her can be seen the wagons of a train. On one of the carriages can be seen a red cross on a circular white background. There is an open door to the carriage and a small high window. The photograph is undated but was probably taken in 1916. Photograph Number 17 of 20 photographs, on Page 17 of Edith Teresa Hulton’s Personal Album: Zona di Guerra October 1915 – May 1916 (see CMS Number 610239.1). Edith Teresa Hulton (1890-1972), later Lady Berwick, worked as a Red Cross volunteer in a variety of locations in the Italian war zone during World War I. She married Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick of Attingham (1877-1947) on 30th June 1919 in Venice, Italy.
Provenance
8th Lady Berwick collection; bequeathed to the National Trust by Edith Teresa Hulton, Lady Berwick (1890-1972).