Two of the daughters of William Henry Pole Carew (1811-1888) and Frances Anne Buller (d.1902)
Category
Photographs
Date
1855 (circa)
Materials
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890166.41
Summary
A studio photograph of two girls, daughters of William Pole Carew and Anne Buller, the older girl standing on the left with her left hand on the shoulder of her younger sister who is sitting on a carved chair with floral upholstering, an open book on her lap. Both wear dark dresses with white collars. Behind them is a plinth and curtain with tassels. Light and dark tiles on floor. See also 889957.125. 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.