LUMSDEN. Sir Peter. Invitation to a Ball at Buckingham Palace by Queen Victoria, 1881

The 7 x 5 ins. Royal invitation, printed on white card invites Col. Sir P. & Lady Lumsden to a Ball on Wednesday the 25th of May 1881 at 10 o Clock.   Pinned to this is a carriage admission card printed on blue card admiting Col. P. S Lumsden  to be set down at the Pimlico Entrance.  This is pasted to half of an old card album cover.   At the moment we have not split the album card into two in case someone wishes to buy both these Buckingham Place invitations and would like them as they are at the moment. There is no price reduction for buying both.    feb15/5

Provenance: These items were 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.