The marriage of Miss Forbes of Callendar to Captain Alistair Richardson, 1st King's Dragoon Guards; portrait of the bride.

FORBES, MRS
Neg. No: (SF) G 8282
Neg. Size: 15"x12"
Neg. Date: 10-04-1923

Subject: The marriage of Miss Forbes of Callendar to Captain Alistair Richardson, 1st King's Dragoon Guards; portrait of the bride.

Sitter: Mrs Alistair Richardson, née Marion Edith Georgina Forbes (1898- ).

Biog: Eldest daughter of Charles William Forbes of Callendar.

Date: Tuesday, 10 April 1923.

Location: Callendar House, Falkirk, Stirlingshire.

Descr: FL standing.

Costume: Wedding dress of white satin marocain, trimmed with silver bullion lace; train of antique Limerick lace, lined with silver tissue, edged with orange blossom and fastened at the shoulders with two diamond brooches; veil of silver tulle; bouquet of Madonna lilies.

Costume Supplier: -

Jewellery: Diamond regimental badge, pearl necklace, diamond brooches.

Furniture & Props: -

Photographer: Lafayette Ltd., 11-21 Gordon Street, Glasgow.

Evidence of photographer at work: -

No of related negatives: 3.

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Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

References:

Biog: Burke's Landed Gentry.

Occasion: The Times, 11 April 1923, p 15d; Scots Pictorial, 21 April 1923, p. 377-8 CK AGAIN

Costume: The Times, 11 April 1923, p 15d; Scots Pictorial, 21 April 1923, p. 377-8 CK AGAIN

Costume Supplier: -

Jewellery: The Times, 11 April 1923, p 15d.

Reproduced: (Versions) Scots Pictorial, 21 April 1923, p. 377-8 CK AGAIN

Acknowledgements: (Research) Lady Julia Craig-Harvey.

1. '...who had the distinction of being the youngest Red Cross nurse in Scotland during the war...'

(Scots Pictorial, 21 April 1923, pp 377-8. CK)

2. 'Her train of old Limerick lace,...worn by her ancestress, Lady Purves of Marchmont, in 1775...'

(Scots Pictorial 21 April 1923, pp 377-8 CK )