CHAVCHAVADZE,
PRINCESS Subject: Prince & Princess Paul Chavchavadze Wedding Group Portrait Sitters: Prince Paul Alexandrovitch Chavchavadze (1899-1971); writer & translator of ? by Svetlana Stalin. [see C&T p 265] H.H. Princess Paul Chavchavadze (1901-1974) née H.H. Princess Nina Georgiyevna of Russia, eldest daughter of Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia and Princess Marie of Greece. Other unidentified guests and bridesmaid Date: Sunday, 3 September 1922. Location: Possibly 18 Lennox Gardens, London, (the residence of H.I.H. Grand Duchess Xenia of Russia) where the reception was held. Descr: FL standing. Costume: (bride) ivory satin gown with silver brocade train trimmed with orange blossom; tulle veil edged with Mechlin lace & held by wreath of orange blossom; bouquet of Madonna lilies. Costume Supplier: - Furniture & Props: - Photographer: -Evidence of photographer at work: Heavy black wash outline of bride and bridesmaid. No of poses: 10 Copyright: V&A All
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using or requesting copies of any images Biog: Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd ed., Burke's Royal Families of the World, Vol I, London, 1977, p 472. See also Grand Duchess George, A Romanov Diary, New York, 1988; David Chavchavadze, Crowns and Trenchcoats, New York, 1990. Occasion: The Times, 4 September 1922, p 12f; The Queen, 9 September 1922, p ?; Grand Duchess George op cit pp. 253-4; David Chavchavadze op cit p 70. Costume: The Times, 4 September 1922, p 12f. Costume Supplier: - Reproduced: - Additional Information: - Acknowledgements: Julia Craig-Harvey |
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