An extremely rare carte de visite portrait of Tom Morris Jnr. wearing the Challenge Belt that he won outright in 1870, 3 3/4 by 2 1/4in., published by
Hammer Price:
£1,100
Estimated Price:
£1,200 - £1,500
An extremely rare carte de visite portrait of Tom Morris Jnr. wearing the Challenge Belt that he won outright in 1870, 3 3/4 by 2 1/4in., published by J. Hardie, Photographer, St Andrews, the reverse of the card has an ink manuscript inscription YOUNG TOMMIE MORRIS 'GOLFER', WEARING CHAMPIONSHIP BELT 1868-70, ORIGINAL GIVEN TO Wm KILPATRICK Jnr, BY TOMMIE MORRIS, FIRST COUSIN ISABEL MORRIS, DAUGHTER OF ROBERT MORRIS, AT RIDGEFIELD, CONN, 1945, J.S. KILPATRICK; mounted, framed & glazed