Sitters:

Lord Ninian Edward Crichton-Stuart (1883-1915); 2nd son of 3rd Marquis of Bute; Conservative MP for Cardiff 1910-1915; Lieut-Col. 6th Welsh Regiment; killed in action 1915.

Lady Ninian Edward Crichton-Stuart, later Hon Mrs Archibald Henry Maule Ramsay, née Ismay (Lucretia Mary) Preston (d. 1955); only daughter of 4th Viscount Gormanston; m. 1stly (1906) Lord Ninian Edward Crichton-Stuart; m. 2ndly (1917) Captain Archibald Henry Maule Ramsay.

Date: 2 July 1906.

Occasion: The marriage, 16 June 1906.

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Descr: FL standing.

Costume: (Lady Ninian Crichton-Stuart) Wedding dress: "...white satin trimmed with old Brussels lace, the skirt embroidered in silver and oak leaves, while beneath her Brussels lace veil she wore a spray of real orange flowers" (The Ladies' Field, 23 June 1906, p 76b).

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Furniture & Props: Canvas backdrop.

Evidence of photographer at work: Hand of studio assistant, holding backdrop, visible to right of plate.

No of poses: 1.

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Biog: (Lord Ninian Crichton-Stuart) Burke's Peerage; Who's Who; The Times, 6 October 1915, p 3b & 9 October 1915, p 8d.

Occasion: The Throne, 23 June 1906, p 57b; The Ladies' Field, 23 June 1906, p 76b.Costume: The Ladies' Field, 23 June 1906, p 76b.

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