Photograph
Eyres and Co. [photographers] Hastings
Category
Photographs
Date
1874
Materials
Photographic paper
Measurements
96 mm (H)59 mm (W)
Place of origin
Hastings
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 889256.35
Summary
An oval head and shoulders studio photograph of a young boy, Camborne, wearing double breasted jacket and high necked waistcoat, a darker tie in bow. 1874. 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) EYRES AND CO./21 WHITE ROCK PLACE,/HASTINGS. (and) ALL NEGATIVES ARE PRESERVED FROM WHICH COPIES CAN ALSO/BE OBTAINED ON ENAMEL EITHER SMALL FOR LOCKETS OR/ENLARGED AND FINISHED IN OIL OR WATER COLORS.
Makers and roles
Eyres and Co. [photographers] Hastings, photographer