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Carte-de-visite portrait of Robert Thorburn taken 4 June 1863 / Stuart, Photographer
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Title:
Carte-de-visite portrait of Robert Thorburn taken 4 June 1863 / Stuart, Photographer
Creator:
Stuart, Photographer.
Date:
1863
Format:
1 carte-de-visite : albumen print ; 10 x 6.1 cm.
Inscription:
Identified and dated on verso in pencil in contemporary hand: Robt. Thorburn / taken 4th June 1863. Date overwritten in hand of Helen Macgregor (1881-1973): Must have been grandfather T's father. Studio name and address printed on verso: Stuart / Photographer / 120 / Buchanan Street / Glasgow / Branch - Lomond St, Helensburgh.
Subject:
portraits
umbrellas
top hats
Series:
June Wallace papers
Description:
Helen Macgregor's annotation indicates that she presumed that the subject of this portrait was the father of her maternal grandfather Robert Thorburn (1820-1869) but his father was James Thorburn (1713-1864). Perhaps the subject of the portrait was a brother of James?
Provenance:
Estate of June Wallace (1917-2010)
Source:
Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection ; June Wallace papers: JMW/33
Rights:
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Material Type:
Picture
Record number:
53566