The First Tooth
Mary Anne Herbert, Mrs William Clive Hussey (1864-1942)
Category
Photographs
Date
1900
Materials
Paper and ink
Measurements
168 x 111 mm
Place of origin
Stationers' Hall Court
Collection
Scotney Castle, Kent
NT 793445.19
Summary
Page from baby record book with handwritten information about Christopher Hussey's first tooth and a photograph of Christopher aged 1 year, wearing white and sitting on furs, taken in October 1900. The date of Christopher's first tooth is noted as '9th...July 1900.' Additional handwritten notes on page read, '1. J.? Lower Jaw left, July 9., 2. Upper J. left " " 15, 3. " " " " left of 1st? lip " 20, 4. " " " " right side 24, 5. Lower Jaw. " " " " 29, 6. Upp. J. right side Aug 5.' and 'He cut 6 in all under one month'. Page 33.
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: 9th...July 1900. On left of page: 1. J.? Lower Jaw left, July 9., 2. Upper J. left " " 15, 3. " " " " left of 1st? lip " 20, 4. " " " " right side 24, 5. Lower Jaw. " " " " 29, 6. Upp. J. right side Aug 5. On page below photograph: He cut 6 in all under one month
Makers and roles
Mary Anne Herbert, Mrs William Clive Hussey (1864-1942), writer Simpkin, Marshall and Co, Limited, engraver and publisher