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LAWSON
JOHNSTON, [HON] MRS G. [GRP]
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No: (GP) 4371
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Size: 15"x12"
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Date: 13-05-1904
Subject:
Hon. Mrs. G. Lawson Johnston, later Lady Luke with two sisters.
![copyright V&A. Hon. Mrs. G. Lawson Johnston "...a gown of pink pleated chiffon with XVII century English lace flounce and fichu, tied with soft ribbon bows; a train of pink mousseline velour, lined with chiffon ... a bouquet of choice foliage, with a bow of pale chiffon in the centre" (The Court Circular, 21 May 1904, p 532b). Hon. Barbara St. John "...[gown of] white ninon de soie trimmed with sequin net and Irish lace; the train [of] white satin and chiffon; ... a bunch of narcissus and lilies in the new true lover's knot shape, tied with chiffon ribbon" (The Queen, 21 May 1904, p 843a). Hon. Emily St. John "Train of white satin, trimmed with old Buckinghamshire lace and chiffon, over a gown of tucked ivory satin and chiffon" (The Times, 14 May 1904, p 12c).](dream/lawson vignette.jpg)
Mr Hon G. Mrs Lawson Johnston by Lafayette
Country Life, Vol XII, No 310, 13 December 1902, p 761
Sitters:
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[centre] Hon. Mrs.
G. Lawson Johnston, née Edith Laura St. John (1879-1941); 5th
daughter of 16th Baron St. John, of Bletsoe; Co. Commisioner Girls
Guides, Bedfordshire; Vice-Chairman of the City of London Pensions
Sub-Committee; m. (1902) George Lawson Johnston, 1st Baron Luke, of
Pavenham (cr. 1929). |
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[right] Hon. Barbara
(Ethel) St. John (1875-1954); 4th daughter of 16th Baron St. John,
of Bletsoe; died unmarried. |
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[left] Hon. Emily
(Caroline Emma) St John (1880-1969); 6th daughter of 16th Baron St.
John, of Bletsoe; Lady President of League of Mercy for Bedfordshire;
died unmarried. |
Date:
13 May 1904.
Occasion:
The Court, 13 May 1904: Hon. Mrs. G. Lawson Johnston presented her sisters,
Hon. Barbara and Hon. Emily St. John.
Location:
The Lafayette Studio, 179 New Bond Street, London, W.
Descr:
FL.
Costume:
Court dress:
Hon. Mrs. G. Lawson Johnston
"...a gown of pink pleated chiffon with XVII century English lace
flounce and fichu, tied with soft ribbon bows; a train of pink mousseline
velour, lined with chiffon ... a bouquet of choice foliage, with a bow
of pale chiffon in the centre" (The Court Circular, 21 May 1904,
p 532b).
Hon. Barbara St. John "...[gown
of] white ninon de soie trimmed with sequin net and Irish lace; the
train [of] white satin and chiffon; ... a bunch of narcissus and lilies
in the new true lover's knot shape, tied with chiffon ribbon" (The
Queen, 21 May 1904, p 843a).
Hon. Emily St. John "Train
of white satin, trimmed with old Buckinghamshire lace and chiffon, over
a gown of tucked ivory satin and chiffon" (The Times, 14 May 1904,
p 12c).
Costume
Supplier: -
Furniture
& Props: Painted backdrop.
Photographer:
Lafayette Ltd., 179 New Bond Street, London. Evidence
of photographer at work: Edge of backdrop visible; studio assistant's
hand visible.
No
of poses:
Copyright:
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Provenance:
Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.
References:
Biog:
Burke's Peerage.
Occasion:
The Times, 16 May 1904, p 8b.
Costume:
(Hon. Mrs. G. Lawson Johnston) The Times, 14
May 1904, p 12c; The Court Circular, 21 May 1904, p 532b; The
Queen, 21 May 1904, p 843a. (Hon. Barbara St. John)
The Times, 14 May 1904, p 12c; The Court Circular, 21
May 1904, p 532b; The Queen, 21 May 1904, p 843a. (Hon.
Emily St. John) The Times, 14 May 1904, p 12c.
Costume
Supplier: -
Reproduced:
The Ladies' Field, 21 May 1904, p 453.
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