United Kingdom. A Royal Navy Veteran Officer's Studio Photograph
Black and white, matte finish, on an off-white paper stock, illustrating a British Naval officer in his dress uniform, holding his bicorne in his left hand and resting his left hand upon the handle his sword, bearing Royal Navy insignia on both his epaulettes and on his belt, and wearing the First War trio (the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal) on his left breast, measuring 95 mm (w) x 144 mm (h), the photo pasted in place to a 132 mm (w) x 237 mm (h) thin piece of paper with a tinted border framing the photo and studio marked "Swaine, 146, New Bond St., W. and at Southsea." below, the paper glued in place along the top edge to a 132 mm (w) x 243 mm (h) cardboard backer, extremely fine.

