Black and white seated studio portrait of Joseph Lakin. Printed inscription on recto, 'W.H. Wheeler, High St. Oxford.'. Ink inscription on verso, 'Joseph Lakin Temple Cowley, Oxford. Carnations Picotees Hardy Plants'. Printed inscription on verso, 'Medal Paris Exhibition 1878. Wheeler Photographer. 106, High Street, Oxford. Please give this number in ordering future copis. This or any other portrait can be enlarged or reduced to any size. Also painted in oil or water colour to order.'. Joseph Lakin (1828-1905) was a police superintendent in Chipping Norton. But he was also a florist, raising new varieties of dianthus
Extent
1 carte de visite
Physical description
16.6 (h) x 10.9 (w) cm. Portrait. Photographic print