Unmounted slide of Valerie Finnis and Sir David Scott
Information
Title
Unmounted slide of Valerie Finnis and Sir David Scott
Record type
Photographs
Original Reference
P/FIN/1/440
Author or creator
Unknown
Date
1970
Scope & content
Unmounted medium format colour slide of photographer and alpine expert Valerie Finnis (1924-2006) and her husband, diplomat and plantsman Sir David Scott (1887-1986) weeding at the Dower House (Boughton House) on their wedding day. David has a beetle on his nose. Ink inscription on sleeve on recto: 'David Scott & Valerie on wedding day'; '440'. Address supplied. Full name: Sir David John Montagu Douglas Scott. After her marriage to Sir David Scott, Valerie was also known as Lady Montagu Douglas Scott. 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
Orphan Work
Credit Line
RHS Lindley Collections
Usage terms
Non-commercial use with attribution permitted (CC BY-NC 4.0)