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Title Irish militia carte de visite
Nationality Irish
Period March 1902
Price £0.00
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This would appear to be an Irish light infantry (militia) officer's portrait by Lafayette of 30 Westmoreland Street, Dublin. The collar insignia (ie the strung bugle horn) are typical of those of a light infantry unit, but, sadly, it isn't possible to distinguish the regimental details on the buttons.

The date, I think, is marked in pencil on the reverse (3/02/). The dimensions of the card are 11 x 16.5cm. The card is the gold edged variety, the gold having worn and faded somewhat, with slightly bumped corners in places. On the back, there is the remains of a thin paper fillet along the top, indicating that the piece has probably been mounted in an album at some point.

If you want to comment on this item—re quality, age, etc—please email me.


[Ephemera : Photos : Irish : 20th Century]

testimonials

The painting of Alexander Pock is restored and meanwhile at his new owner, who is very content.

Thank you for your assistance to get it to Germany.

U S, Germany, 27.12.2012

The dirk arrived this morning and I could not be happier with it! Excellent little piece, most unusual... I look forward to doing more business with you, as finance permits; rest assured you will be highly recommended to my collecting colleagues.

C C, Australia, 15.04.2009

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