Carey Dickinson
E. I. Ellery [photographer] Truro
Category
Photographs
Date
1880 (circa)
Materials
Measurements
103 x 64 mm
Place of origin
Truro
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890099.44
Summary
A studio photograph, head and shoulders, of a dark haired young man, Carey Dickinson, with sideburns but no moustache. He wears a dog collar under a plain buttoned jacket. 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: (in brown) E.. I. Ellery (photographer's mark) / COPYRIGHT. Truro On reverse: (printed in mauve WITH BAMBOO AND TWO DOVES) PORTRAIT & LANDSCAPE / PHOTOGRAPHER. E.I. ELLERY / 96 Pydar-Street / TRURO. / WHEN ADDITIONAL COPIES / ARE REQUIED QUOTE THIS / REGISTERED NO.
Makers and roles
E. I. Ellery [photographer] Truro, manufacturer