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NEWTON, BARONESS
Neg. No: 3194
Neg. Size: 15"x12"
Neg. Date: 24-6-1902

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Sitter: Evelyn Caroline, Baroness Newton (1859-1931), née Davenport.

Evelyn Caroline, Baroness Newton (1859-1931), née Davenport.

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Biog: Antiquarian & family historian; daughter of William Bromley Davenport M.P.; m. (1880) 2nd Baron Newton.

Date: 24 June 1902.

Occasion: The Coronation of King Edward VII, 9 August 1902.

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

Descr: FL standing.

Costume: Coronation robes of a Baroness; kirtle panel of silver lace, dating from the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

Costume Supplier: Paquin Ltd., 39 Dover Street, London, W.

Jewellery: -

Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop with pillar.

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: Burke's Peerage; The Complete Peerage; The Times, 14 September 1931, p.17. See also, Lord Newton, Retrospection, London, 1941. Lady Newton, The House of Lyme, 1917 & Lyme Letters 1660-1760, London, 1925.

Occasion: -

Costume: Madame, 16 August 1902, p 328b; The Queen, 16 August 1902, p 257b.

Costume Supplier: Madame, 16 August 1902, p 328b.

Jewellery: -

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