LANE, LADY ARBUTHNOT
Neg. No: 7938
Neg. Size: 12"x10"
Neg. Date: 13-06-1923

Image slightly cropped

Sitters: (L-R)

Mrs. Nathan Mutch, née Eileen Caroline Arbuthnot Lane ( ); Lady Arbuthnot Lane, née Charlotte Jane Briscoe (d. 1935);

Sir (William) Arbuthnot Lane, 1st Bt. (1856-1943);

Mrs. Harold Chapple, née Irene Briscoe Arbuthnot Lane ( ).

Biog:

(Sir William Arbuthnot Lane) Bt. (cr. 1913); C.B. (cr. 1917); M.B., M.S. Lond., F.R.C.S. Eng., Consulting Surgeon to Guy's Hospital and to Great Ormond Street Hospital; President of the New Health Society.

(Lady Arbuthnot Lane) Younger daughter of John Briscoe, of Tinvane, Kilkenny, co. Tipperany; m. (1884) Sir (William) Arbuthnot Lane, 1st Bt.

(Mrs. Harold Chapple) 2nd daughter of Sir (William) Arbuthnot Lane; m. (1911) Harold Chapple, M.C. Cantab., F.R.C.S. Eng., F.C.O.G., Senior Obstetric Surgeon and Gynaecologist to Guy's Hospital.

(Mrs. Nathan Mutch) 3rd daughter of Sir (William) Arbuthnot Lane, 1st Bt.; m. (1913) Nathan Mutch, M.A., M.D. Cantab., F.R.C.P. Lond., Consulting Physician to Guy's Hospital.

Date: 13 June 1923.

Occasion: Summoned to the Court, 13 June 1923.

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

Descr: FL standing & (Lady Arbuthnot) FL seated.

Costume: (Sir W.Arbuthnot Lane) Court dress - new style; (Lady Arbuthnot, Mrs. H. Chapple, Mrs. N. Mutch) Court dresses⁽¹⁾

Costume Suppliers: (Lady Arbuthnot Lane) Russell and Allen; (Mrs. H. Chapple) Mme Gienz; (Mrs. N. Mutch) Marshall and Snelgrove.

Orders, Decorations & Medals: (Sir W. Arbuthnot Lane) (L-R) Collar badge of the Order of the Bath, Military Division; Miniature version of the badge of the Order of the Bath, Military Division; Miniature version of the badge of the Legion of Honour, Chevalier.

Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop.

Evidence of photographer at work: Retouching: spectacles removed on 7936 & 7937

No of poses: 3.

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Biog: (Sir W. Arbuthnot Lane) Dictionary of National Biography; Burke's Peerage; Who's Who; W.E. Tanner, Sir W. Arbuthnot Lane, Bart., C.B., M.S., F.R.C.S.: His Life and Work, London, 1946.

Occasion: The Times, 14 June 1923, p 20b.

Costume: (Lady Arbuthnot Lane) The Daily Telegraph, 14 June 1923, p 7b; The Times, 14 June 1923, p 20e; (Mrs. H. Chapple) The Times, 15 June 1923, p 20d; (Mrs. N. Mutch) The Times, 15 June 1923, p 20g.

Costume Supplier: (Lady Arbuthnot Lane) The Daily Telegraph, 14 June 1923, p 7b; The Times, 14 June 1923, p 20e; (Mrs. H. Chapple) The Times, 15 June 1923, p 20d; (Mrs. N. Mutch) The Times, 15 June 1923, p 20g.

Orders, Decorations & Medals: (Order of the Bath) Burke's Peerage; (The Legion of Honour) R. Werlich, Orders and Decorations of All Nations, Washington, 1990, pp 131-2.

Reproduced: -

1. (Lady Arbuthnot Lane) "A gown of gold and ivory embossed brocade, draped and arranged with embroideries and tassels in gold and diamanté. A train in heavy gold embroidery lined with the palest chiffon". (Mrs. H. Chapple) " A gown of shell pink marocain embroidered with diamanté, and having a centre panel of silver lace and diamanté over shell pink georgette..., sleeves of silver lace, and a girdle at the waist of handwored flowers embroidered in diamanté. A train of shell pink marocain lined with silver tissue and embroidered at the corners in diamanté and bugles". (Mrs. N. Mutch) "A gown of mignonette green material with an overdress of gold lace, swathed a green low line waistbelt fastened with a jewelled buckle. A train of gold tissue lined with green and fastened to the shoulders with gold ornaments" (see: The Times, 14 June 1923, p 20e & 15 June 1923, p 20 d&g respectively).