Group outside a college building, Oxford. The Hon. Arthur Victor Agar-Robartes, later 8th Viscount Clifden (1887-1974) stands on the right, his hands in his pockets
Gillman & Co. Ltd
Category
Photographs
Date
1906 (circa)
Materials
Measurements
270 x 362 mm
Place of origin
Oxford
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 889930.18
Summary
A photograph of eight young men in dark velvet jackets with paler lapels, pale waistcoats and white tie, outside a college building. Three are seated on a Chesterfield sofa, two on chairs either side and three stand behind, including the Hon. Victor Agar-Robartes, later 8th Viscount Clifden, 1887-1974, who stands on the right, his hands in his pockets The young man in the centre holds an eight-sided case with initials M.C. Contained in a black and gold photograph album relating to the Hon. Victor Agar-Robartes, 1887-1974 and his time at University.
Provenance
This photograph album relates to the time the Hon. Victor Agar-Robartes,1887-1974, later 8th Viscount Clifden, spent at Brasenose College, Oxford University, c.1906-1909, and was given either by him or by his elder brother, the Hon. Gerald Agar-Robartes, 1883-1964, later 7th Viscount Clifden, who gave Lanhydrock to the National Trust in 1953.
Marks and inscriptions
Bottom right of photograph: (embossed in oval) GILLMAN & CO. / S. ALDATES.OXFORD
Makers and roles
Gillman & Co. Ltd, manufacturer