CONYERS, LADY

Neg. No: (GP) 3373A

Neg. Size: 15"x12"

Neg. Date: 11-08-1902

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Sitter: Lady Conyers, née Mary Curteis (d 1921).

Biog: Daughter of Reginald Curteis, of Windmill Hill; m. 1860 Sackville George, 12th Baron Conyers; mother of Marcia Amelia Mary, Countess of Yarborough and 13th Baroness Fauconberg & Conyers.

Date: 11 August 1902.

Occasion: Coronation of King Edward VII.

Location: The Lafayette Studio, 179 New Bond Street, London W.

Descr: FL standing.

Costume: A Peeress's gown:

with "...a pretty front of mousseline de soie and lace" (The Queen, 16 August 1902, p 257b).

Costume Designer: -

Costume Supplier: Paquin Ltd., 39, Dover Street, London W.

Furniture & Props: A painted backdrop.

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

Evidence of photographer at work: -

No of poses: 2.

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Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

References:

Biog: Burke's Peerage.

Occasion:

Costume: The Queen, 16 August 1902, p 257b.

Costume Designer: -

Costume Supplier: The Court Journal, 16 August 1902, p 24a.

Reproduced: [cropped] The Gentlewoman, 8 April 1911, p 459.

Additional Information:

Acknowledgements:

1. with "...a pretty front of mousseline de soie and lace" (The Queen, 16 August 1902, p 257b).