BLACKWOOD, MISS Neg. No: 2069 Neg. Size: 12"x10" Neg. Date: 12-03-1898 Sitter: Jemima Adeline Beatrice Blackwood, later Countess of Darnley, later Lady Jemima Laveson, (d 1964); m. (1899) Edward Henry Stuart Blight, 7th Earl of Darnley (1851-1900); m. (1902) Admiral Sir Arthur Cavenagh Levenson, R.H. (1868-1929).   Date: 12 March 1898. Occasion: The Court, 11 March 1898: presented by the Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava. Location: The Lafayette studio, 179 New Bond Street, London, W. Descr: FL standing. Costume: Court dress: "(Gown of) ivory satin; corsage and petticoat veiled with white embroidered mousseline de soie, with lace and bouquets of snowdrops; train of ivory duchesse, with a border of snowdrops" (see: The Gentlewoman, 19 March 1898, pp 366c & 368a). Costume Designer: - Costume Supplier: - Jewellery: - Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop; painted column; studio Persian rug. Photographer: Lafayette Ltd., 179 New Bond Street, London, W. Evidence of photographer at work: - No of poses: 2 (see also neg no 2068A). Copyright: V&A All images on this site are copyright V&A. For further information on using or requesting copies of any images please contact the V&A Picture Library: vaimages@vam.ac.uk including the URL of the relevant page Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989. References: Biog: Burkes' Peerage; The Times, 2 May 1964, p 10d. Occasion: The Times, 12 March 1898, p 10a. Costume: The Gentlewoman, 19 March 1898, pp 366c & 368a. Costume Designer: - Costume Supplier: - Jewellery: - Reproduced: Lady's Pictorial, 19 March 1898, p 380; (version) The Ladies' Field, 26 March 1898, p 52.