Unmounted slide of Sir David Scott and Oliver Wyatt

Title

Unmounted slide of Sir David Scott and Oliver Wyatt

Record type

Photographs

Original Reference

P/FIN/1/407

Author or creator

Finnis, Valerie Margaret Steriker (1924-2006)

Role

Photographer

Date

c.1970

Scope & content

Unmounted medium format colour slide of diplomat and plantsman Sir David Scott (1887-1986) (right) with lilies and bulb expert Oliver Wyatt (1898-1973) admiring a small alpine bed at the Dower House (Boughton House). Ink inscription on sleeve on recto: 'Oliver Wyatt'; 'David Scott on right & Mr Wyatt on left'; '407'. Address supplied. Full names: Sir David John Montagu Douglas Scott; Oliver Evelyn Penfold Wyatt. Valerie Finnis married David Scott in 1970 and moved into his home, the Dower House, part of Boughton House and one of the seats of the Duke of Buccleuch. Finnis lived at the Dower House after Sir David's death in 1986 until her own death in 2006

Extent

1 slide

Physical description

60 (h) mm x 60 (w) mm, (medium format); 88 (h) mm x 67 (h) mm (sleeve). Image: Square. acetate film. transparency

Is part of

Valerie Finnis photography collection

Copyright

Royal Horticultural Society

Credit Line

Valerie Finnis / RHS Lindley Collections

Usage terms

Non-commercial use with attribution permitted (CC BY-NC 4.0)