LUMSDEN. Major General Sir Peter. Invitation to a Ball at Buckingham Palace by Queen Victoria, 1883 ‘

The 7 x 5 ins. Royal invitation, printed on white card invites Major General Sir P. S. Lumsden to a Ball on Tuesday the 29th of May 1883 at 10 o Clock at Buckingham Palace. This is pasted to half of an old card album cover.      mar22/1

Provenance: These was in an album put together by General Sir Peter Stark Lumsden, G.C.B., C.,S,I., A. D. C. [b1829]. We acquired this in a large archive of the general’s papers, documents, and photographs . Lumsden served almost his entire career in India but also had strong connections with Queen Victoria and his albums included many senior officers on both Royal and Viceregal Staffs.