Photographs
Category
Photographs
Date
1855 (circa)
Materials
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890166.37
Summary
A studio photograph of a woman and a younger woman, possibly wife, Anne Buller, and a daughter of William Pole Carew, see also 889957.158, standing together holding an open book, possibly a song sheet. The woman on the left has her left arm around the girl's shoulders, and holds the book in her right hand, whilst the girl holds the book in her left hand and wears a layered ankle-length skirt. Behind is a similar backdrop to 889957.145, with diamond paned window, panelling and draped curtain. Contained in a very large dark brown leather photograph album with gold tooling on front, back and on spine and 'Charles Lygon-Cocks / Hys / Photographs' in gold on front cover.
Provenance
Col. Charles Lygon Somers Cocks was related to the Agar-Robartes through the Carew Pole family. He commissioned George Gilbert Scott to design his house,Treverbyn Vean, St. Neot, and William Burges to design the interiors.