• Reference
    Z50/142/521
  • Title
    Arthur Purser, one of the sons of Richard Purser, plumber & decorator of Leighton Buzzard, with his nurse Mary Cloppel. Arthur, who is only a few months old in this photograph, was born in 1870 and died on 20th Nov. 1900 at Leighton Buzzard. By W. & J Piggott, Leighton Buzzard, photographers. This is probably the earliest known photograph by the Piggotts; the original is marked "11" on the dorse; the Piggotts started their business in L. Buzzard in 1871.
  • Date free text
    n.d. c. 1871
  • Production date
    From: 1871 To: 1871
  • Format
    photograph
  • Level of description
    item