Caroline Carey, Mrs Francis Henry Dickinson (d.1897)
William Downey and Daniel Downey (fl.c.1860-early 1900s) [photographers], London and Newcastle upon Tyne
Category
Photographs
Date
1878 (circa)
Materials
Measurements
103 x 63 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890099.4
Summary
A studio portrait, three-quarter length, possibly of Caroline Carey, Mrs Francis Henry Dickinson (d.1897), mother of Mary Dickinson, later Viscountess Clifden, 1853-1921, sitting in a chair, her hands together in her lap and wearing dark banded dress with large buttons down front of bodice and on cuffs, and white cap with dark ribbon. A book is open on a fringed table on the left of the photograph. 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) W.& D.DOWNEY, COPYRIGHT NEWCASTLE & LONDON. On reverse: (printed with photographer's mark) W. & D. DOWNEY, / PHOTOGRAPHERS TO / HER MAJESTY / 9, Eldon Square, / NEWCASTLE ON TYNE. / LONDON STUDIO / 61 EBURY STREET. EATON SQUARE / Portraits taken by appointment
Makers and roles
William Downey and Daniel Downey (fl.c.1860-early 1900s) [photographers], London and Newcastle upon Tyne, manufacturer