Recruiting Sergeants at Westminster
1877
- Medium
- woodburytype
- Dimensions
- 11 × 8.7 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-191599
The sergeants, who held these posts for many years, were paid by the recruit, receiving a little over £1 for each person who ended up serving in the army. Out of that, the recruiters had to pay expenses, including giving each enlistee a shilling (1/20th of a pound) and paying “bringers” who supplied them with likely prospects. In 1875, 3,605 approved recruits were enlisted from London.
Provenance
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Photography Discretionary Fund, 2019.50
Registry history
- 1877 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — photographs
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