Photograph
Mercer [photographer] Macclesfield
Category
Photographs
Date
1860
Materials
Glass, Leatherette, Metal, Velvet
Measurements
95 x 82 mm
Place of origin
Macclesfield (England)
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 889686
Summary
Studio photograph, half length, of a dark haired woman in dark outdoor clothes and bonnet, sitting on a chair with her hands on her lap; she is wearing a ring on the third finger of her right hand. Smudged (?) over face. c.1860 In folding maroon leatherette case fastened with push-button catch, the interior of dark red velvet, the photograph with gilt mount. Impressed on back of case in gold is photographer's name.
Provenance
Possibly a gift from the Hon. Gerald Agar-Robartes, 7th Viscount Clifden, who gave Lanhydrock to the National Trust in 1953.
Marks and inscriptions
(in gold on back of case) MERCER/MACCLESFIELD
Makers and roles
Mercer [photographer] Macclesfield, photographer