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MANNERS, HON FRANCIS
Neg. No: (GP) 8611
Neg. Size: 15"x12"
Neg. Date: 29-01-1921

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Sitter: Hon Mrs Francis Manners, later Lady Manners (1901- ), née Mary (Edith) Gascoyne-Cecil.

Biog: Twin daughter of Rt. Rev. Lord William Gascoyne-Cecil, Bishop of Exeter; m. (1921) Francis Henry Manners, 4th Baron Manners.

Date: 29 January 1921.

Occasion: Wedding, 29 January 1921.

Location: Hatfield House, Hertfordshire.(1)

Descr: Full length.

Costume: "a gown of white satin cut on Cinquecento lines, with a train of Brussels lace." (The Times, 31 January 1921, p 13c)

Costume Designer: -

Costume Supplier: -

Photographer: Lafayette Ltd., 160 New Bond Street, London.

Evidence of photographer at work: -

No of related negatives: 4.

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Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

References:

Biog: Burke's Peerage.

Occasion: The Times, 31 January 1921, p 13c; The Sketch, 9 February 1921, p 209; The Queen, 12 February 1921, pp 156-7.

Costume: See above.

Costume Designer: -

Costume Supplier: -

Reproduced: The Sketch, 9 February 1921, p 209.

Acknowledgements: Barbara Borkowy.

1. The seat of the bride's uncle, 4th Marquis of Salisbury.