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William Downey and Daniel Downey (fl.c.1860-early 1900s) [photographers], London and Newcastle upon Tyne
Category
Photographs
Date
1870 (circa)
Materials
Measurements
103 x 63 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890102.1
Summary
A studio portrait, three-quarter length, of Caroline Dickinson, nee Carey, 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. Contained in a tan coloured leather photograph album, elaborately tooled in black with brass clasp and containing twenty five gilt edged pages with eighty photographs, some of the Dickinson family. c. 1870
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