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SIDGREAVES, LADY
Neg. No: (GP) 1887
Neg. Size: 15"x12"
Neg. Date: 01-03-1899

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Sitter: Lady Barbara Sidgreaves, née Young ( ).

Lady Barbara Sidgreaves, née Young

Biog: Daughter of G. Young, of Saverly House, Staffordshire; m. (1871) Sir Thomas Sidgreaves, Chief Justice of Straits Settlements 1871-86.

Date: 1 March 1899.

Occasion: The Court, 1 March 1899: presented Mrs. Herbert Davies.

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

Descr: FL standing.

Costume: Court dress.

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Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop.

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

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No of poses: 1.

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Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

References:

Biog: Burke's Peerage of 1902 (see section: Knightage).

Occasion: The Times, 2 March 1899, p 8b.

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Reproduced: The Ladies' Field, 11 March 1899, p 588; Chic, 11 October 1902, cover page.

Additional Information: By the Queen's command the Court changed the mourning for the late Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha on the 23rd of February, 1899 and went out of mourning on the 9th of March, 1899 [see: The Queen, 18 February 1899, p 279].

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