Miss Bence Jones
William Downey and Daniel Downey (fl.c.1860-early 1900s) [photographers], London and Newcastle upon Tyne
Category
Photographs
Date
1870
Materials
Photographic paper
Measurements
90 mm (H)58 mm (W)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 889241.15
Summary
Studio photograph of a young woman, Miss Bence Jones, (Edith?), her hair in plait on her head, and wearing high collared dress and a bead necklace, seated with her arms on a circular fringed table, a ring on the fourth finger of her right hand. Plain background. Contained in a small brown leather album with single brass clasp engraved Octr. 3rd./1871.
Provenance
A gift from the Hon. Gerald Agar-Robartes, 7th Viscount Clifden, who gave Lanhydrock to the National Trust in 1953.
Marks and inscriptions
(printed in black on reverse) W AND D. DOWNEY/PHOTOGRAPHERS TO/HER MAJESTY/9, Eldon Square,/NEWCASTLE ON TYNE./LONDON STUDIO,/61, EBURY STREET, EATON SQUARE. Portraits taken by appointment
Makers and roles
William Downey and Daniel Downey (fl.c.1860-early 1900s) [photographers], London and Newcastle upon Tyne, photographer