Portrait of Maria Hester Sparke.
Ellis and Walery
Category
Photographs
Date
1860 - 1986
Materials
Paper
Measurements
215 x 165 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 802128
Summary
A sepia photograph, mounted on card, of a portrait of a woman with plain hair, parted in the middle wearing a white crocheted shawl. Photographer: "Alfred Ellis& Walery, 51 Baker Street, London W1 'From 20 Upper Baker St, From 164 Regent St. Established 1884'. Inscribed in pencil on reverse "Maria Hester" (Sparke) wife of Henry Morris Upcher.
Provenance
Acquired by the National Trust in 1986 with the aid of bequests from E.L. Elliot, H. Ridler, D.E. Swiffen and Alice M. Weeks, grant-aid from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Countryside Commission and funds raised by the East Anglian Coast & Countryside Appeal, and an endowment from Mildred Cordeaux, a cousin of Thomas Upcher.
Makers and roles
Ellis and Walery , photographer