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Sitters: Lady Cardross, later Rosalie Louisa, Countess of Buchan (d 1943), née Sartoris; youngest daughter of Captain Jules Sartoris of Hopsford Hall, Coventry; m (1876) 14th Earl of Buchan. Hon Muriel (Agnes Stuart) Erskine, later Lady Muriel Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby (1879-1967); eldest daughter of 14th Earl of Buchan; m (1903) Brigadier-General Hon Charles Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby. |
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Role: (Lady Cardross) La duchesse de Lavis. (Hon M Erskine) La marquise de Vintimille du Luc. Date: 2 July 1897. Occasion: The Devonshire House Ball, 2 July 1897. Location: Devonshire House, Piccadilly, London, W. Descr: FL. Costume: (Lady Cardross) "...a Louis XV costume of rich white satin, embroidered in silver, and trimmed with graduated bows in front; the rich silver-embroidered train was of blue taffeta." (The Court Journal, 10 July 1897, p 1249a); (Hon M Erskine) "...gown copied from an old picture, and worn with powdered hair. The costume was carried out in white satin and mauve chiffon, with a mauve silk sash and a white satin train." (The Court Circiular, 10 July 1897, p 65a). Costume supplier: (Lady Cardross) The Maison Lucile, 17 Hanover Square, London W. Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop; Jacobean style photographer's chair with detachable crest-rail.
Photographer: The firm of J. Lafayette, 179 New Bond Street, London, W. Evidence of photographer at work: - No of poses: 1 Copyright: V&A All
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References: Biog: (Lady Cardross) Burke's Peerage; The Times, 3 February 1943, p 7e; (Hon M Erskine) Burke's Peerage; The Times, 28 October 1967, p 10g. Role: Devonshire House Fancy Dress Ball, July 2 1897: A Collection of Portraits in Costume of Some of the Guests, privately printed, 1899, p 262, (National Portrait Gallery Archives). Occasion: Sophia Murphy, The Duchess of Devonshire's Ball, London, 1984. Costume: (Lady Cardross) The Court Journal, 10 July 1897, p 1249a; (Hon M Erskine) The Court Circular, 10 July 1897, p 625a; The Gentlewoman, 10 July 1897, p 50c. Costume supplier: (Lady Cardross) The Court Journal, 10 July 1897, p 1249c. Costume source: (Hon M Erskine) 'Romney dress' - The Gentlewoman, 10 July 1897, p 50c. Photog: The Daily Telegraph, 3 July 1897, p 9f; Black and White, 10 July 1897, p 38b. Reproduced: Devonshire House Fancy Dress Ball, July 2 1897: A Collection of Portraits in Costume of Some of the Guests, privately printed, 1899, p 262, (National Portrait Gallery Archives).
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