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Sitter: Margery Waterlow (1881-1970), daughter of George Sidney Waterlow and Charlotte Elizabeth, née Beauchamp; m (1909) Lt.-Colonel John Herbert Norton (1879-1963). They had issue and lived at West Lodge, Wickham, Hants, in the 1950s.
Biog: Granddaughter of Sir Sydney Waterlow. Date: 11 March 1898. Occasion: The Drawing Room, 11 March 1898: presented by Lady M'Gregor. Location:The Lafayette Studio, 179 New Bond Street, London, W. Descr: FL standing. Costume: Court dress: "...charmingly attired in white. The skirt and bodice were trimmed with frills of pleated chiffon edged with satin, and the train was of white satin, with a cluster of lilies of the valley and trails of ivy on it. A trail of ivy, catching in clusters of lilies was placed right across the bodice..." (see: The Daily Telegraph, 12 March 1898, p 5b). Costume Designer: - Costume Supplier: - Jewellery: - Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop; painted column.
Photographer: Lafayette Ltd., 179 New Bond Street, London, W. Evidence of photographer at work: - No of poses: 3 (see also neg nos 1640A and 1641A).
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References: Biog: [NB David Norton of New Zealand, in an email 14 June 2019), says this sitter does not look like his grandmother.] Occasion: The Times, 12 March 1898, p 10b. Costume: The Daily News, 12 March 1898, p 6d; The Daily Telegraph, 12 March 1898, p 5b; The Gentlewoman, 19 March 1898, p 366c; The Queen, 19 march 1898, p 500c; The Ladies' Field, 26 March 1898, pp 53b-54a. Costume Designer: - Costume Supplier: - Jewellery: - Reproduced: (version) Lady's Pictorial, 19 March 1898, p 374; (version) The Sketch, 23 March 1898, p 377.
Additional Information: Biographical information supplied by Mitchell Owens
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