Hester Rogers, Mrs Marwood Coad, with her children, sitting holding a baby, Wilfred Coad, on her lap. On her right is a little girl, Margaret Coad, and on her left is another little girl, Alice Elizabeth Coad, with her eyes closed, and two young boys, Victor Coad and Raymond Coad who is on a stool.,
Category
Photographs
Date
1900 (circa)
Materials
Measurements
100 x 126 mm
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 886548
Summary
A photograph of a woman, Hester wife of Marwood Coad, sitting holding a baby, Wilfred, on her lap. On her right is a little girl, Margaret, and on her left is another little girl, Alice Elizabeth, with her eyes closed, and two young boys, Victor and Raymond who is on a stool, both also affected by the sun. Both girls are wearing pale frilled bonnets, pale dresses and dark short socks and shoes; the boys wear pale shirts, dark shorts and tights. The shadow of the hat of the photographer is visible in the foreground. See also 886547. One of thirteen modern photographs developed from a previously unseen roll of film taken circa 1897, found in the attics at Lanhydrock 2007.
Provenance
A gift from the Hon. Gerald Agar-Robartes, later 7th Viscount Clifden, 1883-1966, who gave the house to the National Trust in 1953. One of thirteen modern photographs developed from a previously unseen roll of film taken circa 1897, found in the attics at Lanhydrock 2007.