Stephen Carey Dickinson
James Fisher
Category
Photographs
Date
18 Jun 1880
Materials
Photographic paper
Measurements
142 mm (H)98 mm (W)
Place of origin
Clifton
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 889242.5
Summary
Photograph - Studio portrait, full length, of a young boy, Stephen Carey Dickinson, son of Arthur Dickinson and nephew of Mary, sitting on a carved chair, his legs outstretched in front of him, his feet resting on a footstool. His left hand is on the seat of the chair, his right arm resting on a carved circular table, a straw hat in his right hand. He wears a dark jersey and stockings, pale short trousers and a bow tie. Patterned curtain in background, potted plant and drapes on right. Patterned floor. 18th June 1880. Contained in brown leather album with single brass clasp containing twenty gold edged pages, forty sides, with slip-in sections for cabinet size photos.
Provenance
A gift from the Hon. Gerald Agar-Robartes, 7th Viscount Clifden, who gave Lanhydrock to the National Trust in 1953. This album and photographs belonged to the Dickinson family; Mary Dickinson, 1853-1921, marrying the Hon. Thomas Charles Agar-Robartes, later 6th Viscount Clifden, 1844-1921.
Marks and inscriptions
(in ink on reverse) For Grandmama/from/Stephen Carey Dickinson/taken June 18th 1880 (underlined)/(4 years and 10 months old)
Makers and roles
James Fisher, photographer