Sitter: Sir Joseph Calvert (1853-1931).

Biog: Coal and coke merchant; Kt. (cr. 1923); J.P.; Alderman County Borough of Middlesborough.

Date: 21 May 1924.

Occasion: The Court, 21 May 1924: his wife, Lady Calvert, presented by Lady Bell.

Location: The Lafayette Studio, 160 New Bond Street, London, W.

Descr: FL standing.

Costume: Velvet Court Dress (New Style).

Furniture & Props: Panelled wall with a panoramic painting; armchair.

Evidence of photographer at work: -

No of poses: 2.

No of poses: 5.

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Biog: Who's Who; The Times, 2 November 1931, p 14e.

Occasion: The Times, 23 May 1924, p 10d.

Costume: Herbert A.P. Trendell, ed, Dress and Insignia Worn at His Majesty's Court, London, 1921.

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