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JOHNSTONE, MRS LAWSON [GRP]
Neg. No: (GP) (L) 4376
Neg. Size: 15"x12"
Neg. Date: NONE

V&A Lafayette Collection

Subject: Mrs. John Lawson Johnston with two daughters.

Sitters:

 

Hon. Mrs. G. Lawson Johnston, née Edith Laura St. John (1879-1941); 5th dau. 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).
Hon. Barbara (Ethel) St. John (1875-1954); 4th dau. of 16th Baron St. John, of Bletsoe; died unmarried.
Hon. Emily (Caroline Emma) St John (1880-1969); 6th dau. 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: Mrs. John Lawson Johnston presented by Lady Kathleen Gaussen; Misses Ethel and Evelyn Lawson Johnston presented by Mrs. John Lawson Johnston.

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

Descr: FL.

Costume: Court dress.

Costume Supplier: Kate Reily, 11 & 12 Dover Street, London.

 

Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop.

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

Evidence of photographer at work: Edge of backdrop visible.

No of poses: 3.

Copyright: V&A Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

References:

Biog: -

Occasion: The Times, 16 May 1904, p 8a.

Costume: (Misses Lawson Johnston) Madame, 21 May 1904, p 466b.

Costume Supplier: (Misses Lawson Johnston) Madame, 21 May 1904, p 467a.

Reproduced: -

 

Acknowledgements: -

 

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