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Gillman & Co. Ltd
Category
Photographs
Date
1908 (circa)
Materials
Measurements
265 x 369 mm
Place of origin
Oxford
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 889930.24
Summary
A formal photograph of a gathering of men and women in evening dress outside a college building. The Hon. Victor Agar-Robartes, later 8th Viscount Clifden, 1887-1974, can be seen standing seventh from the left, only his head and shoulders visible, Standing fifth and sixth from the left in the third row is his sister, the Hon. Violet Agar-Robartes, 1888-1965, and his mother, Mary Dickinson, later Viscountess Clifden, 1853-1921. 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