Untitled
Lambert Weston & Son
Category
Photographs
Date
1878 (circa)
Materials
Measurements
105 x 63 mm
Place of origin
Dover
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890099.18
Summary
A studio portrait of a barefooted baby propped up on a cushion and wearing a pale lace dress with bows on shoulders. Possibly younger version of 890099.17 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) LAMBERT.WESTON.&.SON. / 18, WATERLOO CRESCENT, DOVER. 23, SANDGATE ROAD, FOLKESTON On reverse: (handwritten in pencil) 8 months old On reverse: (printed in brown) LAMBERT WESTON & SON / Artist / PHOTOGRAPHERS / 18, WATERLOO CRESCENT / DOVER / 23, SANDGATE ROAD / FOLKESTONE / OPPOSITE THE BANK
Makers and roles
Lambert Weston & Son, manufacturer