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MENDEL, MRS W.
Neg. No: 9187
Neg. Size: 12"x10"
Neg. Date: 08-07-1926

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Sitter: Mrs. William Mendel ( ), née Edith Wynne Jones.

Biog: m. (1894) William Mendel (1854-1917), Director of Harrod's Stores, Ltd., D.H. Evans and Co., Ltd. and Paquin, Ltd.

Date: 8 July 1926.

Occasion: The Court, 8 July 1926: presented Mrs. F. Dupre.

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

Descr: FL standing.

Costume: Court dress: "A gown of vieux rose silk, embroidered with gold and coral, with a sash of gold tissue caught at the side with an ornament of old French paste; a train of old Brussels lace, mounted on georgette of the same shade as the gown" (see: The Times, 9 July 1926, p 20c).

Costume Designer: -

Costume Supplier: -

Jewellery: A diamond circlet.

Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop.

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

Evidence of photographer at work: -

No of poses: 1.

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Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

References:

Biog: -

Occasion: The Times, 9 July 1926, p 19b & 10 July 1926, p 9d.

Costume: The Times, 9 July 1926, p 20c.

Costume Designer: -

Costume Supplier: -

Jewellery: The Times, 9 July 1926, p 20c.

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