Photograph
H. Pointer [photographer] Brighton
Category
Photographs
Date
1870
Materials
Photographic paper
Measurements
91 mm (H)60 mm (W)
Place of origin
Brighton
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 889256.13
Summary
Studio photograph of two short haired tabby cats on a cloth covered piece of furniture; the one on the left sitting upright, the one on the right lying down, both staring in the same direction. Slightly speckled plain background. 1870. Contained in a photograph album with front cover in leather embossed with diamond design in black with gold decoration, brass bound edges with knob for clip; the spine and back cover are missing.
Provenance
From photographs identified this album belonged to a member of the family and was a gift of the Hon. Gerald Agar-Robartes, 7th Viscount Clifden, who gave Lanhydrock to the National Trust in 1953.
Marks and inscriptions
(printed on reverse) etching of tabby cat (over) H. POINTER,/15, Bloomsbury Place,/Marine Parade,/BRIGHTON.
Makers and roles
H. Pointer [photographer] Brighton, photographer