Untitled
G. H. Preston [photographer] Harrogate
Category
Photographs
Date
1878 (circa)
Materials
Measurements
105 x 63 mm
Place of origin
Harrogate
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890099.17
Summary
An oval studio portrait of a young child sitting on/near desk with feet on fringed stool on fringed chair decorated in same material. The child wears a sleeveless dress with dark bows on the shoulders. Contained in a faded black leather bound album, embossed in diamond pattern with gold tooling and with brass clasp.
Provenance
A gift from the Hon. Gerald Agar Robartes, 7th Viscount Clifden, 1883-1966, who gave Lanhydrock to the National Trust in 1953 and continued to live there with his sisters, Everilda and Violet, until his death in 1966. The album is thought to have belonged to Mary Dickinson, later Viscountess Clifden, containing family photographs.
Marks and inscriptions
On mount below photograph: (printed in brown) Geo.H. Preston 10, JAMES ST. / HARROGATE. On reverse: (printed in brown) SPECIALLY NOTICED BY / THE "PRESS" FOR ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE / IN PHOTOGRAPHY. / THE "PRESS" FOR MERIT EXCELLENCE / TO CPH 1878 / ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHER, Geo. H. Preston (underlined) / 10, JAMES ST. / HARROGATE.
Makers and roles
G. H. Preston [photographer] Harrogate, manufacturer