Black and white oval studio portrait of Charles Lawson. Ink inscription on recto, 'The Late Provost Lawson'. Printed inscription on recto, 'Horsburgh, Edinburgh.'. Ink inscription on verso, 'Not to show chain over collar Lawson.' Printed inscription on verso, 'Horsburgh Photographer 131 Princes Street West End Edinburgh. Negatives preserved. Small Photos enlarged to life size Portraits & finished in Oils, Water Colors or Crayons'. Charles Lawson (1794-1873) was a nurseryman at the family seed merchants Peter Lawson & Son, in Edinburgh . He raised the Lawson's Cypress Seed (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) which was sent from the Sacramento River in 1854. He was Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1862 to 1865
Extent
1 carte de visite
Physical description
10.3 (h) x 6.3 (w) cm. Portrait. Photographic print