Baby's Earliest Likeness
J. Weston & Son
Category
Photographs
Date
14 Dec 1899
Materials
Paper and ink
Measurements
73 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Folkestone
Collection
Scotney Castle, Kent
NT 793445.11
Summary
Page from baby record book with information about the first photograph taken of the baby and a circular photograph of Mary Ann Herbert holding Christopher Hussey as a baby. Handwritten below the photograph are the date of the photograph, 'Dec 14 1899'; Christopher's age when it was taken, '7 weeks'; the location where it was taken, 'Folkestone'; and the photographer, 'J. Weston'. Page 28.
Provenance
Part of the Hussey collection. The contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 2006 by Mrs. Elizabeth Hussey.
Marks and inscriptions
On page, on dotted lines beneath title: Dec/ 14 1899 7 weeks Folkestone J. Weston
Makers and roles
J. Weston & Son, photographer Simpkin, Marshall and Co, Limited, engraver and publisher Mary Anne Herbert, Mrs William Clive Hussey (1864-1942), writer