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Elliott & Fry [photographers]
Category
Photographs
Date
1878 (circa)
Materials
Measurements
104 x 63 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890099.38
Summary
A studio portrait, head and shoulders, of a man with waxed moustache, possibly Arthur Dickinson brother of Mary Dickinson, later Viscountess Clifden. He wears a high fronted jacket which is fastened, and a high shirt collar with stock-type neck tie. Plain background. See also 890099.8. The page is illustrated with a parrot sitting on branch with trees behind and grass below, a butterfly with outstretched wings at the top of the page. 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 black) ELIOTT & FRY, 55 & 56 BAKER ST., LONDON.W. On reverse: (handwritten in ink) 214353 On reverse: (printed in black) Royal coat of arms / ELLIOTT AND FRY / Photographers / 55 & 56, Baker Street, London. / W.
Makers and roles
Elliott & Fry [photographers], manufacturer