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Maull and Fox Ltd (fl.1877-1928) [photographers] London
Category
Photographs
Date
1880 (circa)
Materials
Measurements
104 x 63 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890099.39
Summary
A studio portrait, three-quarter length, of a woman sitting in a chair wearing a white bonnet with lappets, a dress with crinoline and white frilled cuffs, and a dark shawl She has a long chain around her neck. 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) MAULL & FOX, 187A PICCADILLY,LONDON,W. On reverse: (handwritten in ink) CB.E. / 164995c On reverse: (photographers' mark) / MAULL & FOX / PHOTOGRPHERS TO THE ROYAL FAMILY / Portrait and Miniature Painters / 187A PICCADILLY / LONDON.
Makers and roles
Maull and Fox Ltd (fl.1877-1928) [photographers] London, manufacturer