BROOKE, MISS SYLVIA; MULHOLLAND, HON CHARLES
Neg. No: (GP) 8262
Neg. Size: 15"x12"
Neg. Date: 26-02-1920

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Subject: Hon Mr and Mrs Charles Henry George Mulholland, wedding portrait.

Sitters:

(The Bridegroom) Hon Charles Henry George Mulholland, later 3rd Baron Dunleath (1886-1956), s. father 1931; C.B.E.; D.S.O.; D.L.; J.P. Co. Down; High Sheriff (1931); late Capt. 11th Hussars; Military Secretary to Lord-Lieut. of Ireland (1919-21) and to Gov.-Gen. of Australia (1923-25).
(The Bride) Hon Mrs Charles Henry George Mulholland nee Sylvia Henriette Brooke (d 1921); elder daughter of Sir Arthur Douglas Brooke, 4th Bt.; m. (1920) Hon Charles Henry George Mulholland, later 3rd Baron Dunleath.

Date: 26 February 1920.

Occasion: The marriage, 26 February 1920, at St. George's Church, Hanover Square, London.

Location: 52, Portland Square, London [lent by Lady St. Helier].

Descr: FL standing.

Costume: Wedding dress.(1)

Costume Designer: -

Costume Supplier: -

Furniture & Props: -

Photographer: Lafayette Ltd., 179 New Bond Street, London.

Evidence of photographer at work: -

No of relative negatives: 3.

Hon Mrs Charles Henry George Mulholland nee Sylvia Henriette Brooke (d 1921).

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Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

References:

Biog: Burke's Peerage; Who was Who; The Times, 21 July 1956, p 10b.

Occasion: The Sketch, 3 March 1920, p 336; The Queen, 6 March 1920, p 289.

Costume: The Sketch, 3 March 1920, p 336.

Costume Designer: -

Costume Supplier: -

Reproduced: The Sketch, 3 March 1920, p 336; The Queen, 6 March 1920, p 289.

1. "...a cream velvet dress with plain front hung straight from the neck, and a train of the same lined with silver tissue, with a cluster of orange blossoms at each corner tied with silver ribbon. The veil was of old Limerick lace (lent by the Marchioness of Bute), secured by a wreath of myrtle. The bride carried a small bouquet of lilies of the valley and real orange blossoms" (The Times 27 February 1920, p 17c).