LANE, LADY ARBUTHNOT
Neg. No: 7938
Neg. Size: 12"x10"
Neg. Date: 13-06-1923

Image slightly cropped

Sitters: (L-R)

Mrs. Nathan Mutch, n�e Eileen Caroline Arbuthnot Lane ( ); Lady Arbuthnot Lane, n�e Charlotte Jane Briscoe (d. 1935);

Sir (William) Arbuthnot Lane, 1st Bt. (1856-1943);

Mrs. Harold Chapple, n�e Irene Briscoe Arbuthnot Lane ( ).

Biog:

(Sir William Arbuthnot Lane) Bt. (cr. 1913); C.B. (cr. 1917); M.B., M.S. Lond., F.R.C.S. Eng., Consulting Surgeon to Guy's Hospital and to Great Ormond Street Hospital; President of the New Health Society.

(Lady Arbuthnot Lane) Younger daughter of John Briscoe, of Tinvane, Kilkenny, co. Tipperany; m. (1884) Sir (William) Arbuthnot Lane, 1st Bt.

(Mrs. Harold Chapple) 2nd daughter of Sir (William) Arbuthnot Lane; m. (1911) Harold Chapple, M.C. Cantab., F.R.C.S. Eng., F.C.O.G., Senior Obstetric Surgeon and Gynaecologist to Guy's Hospital.

(Mrs. Nathan Mutch) 3rd daughter of Sir (William) Arbuthnot Lane, 1st Bt.; m. (1913) Nathan Mutch, M.A., M.D. Cantab., F.R.C.P. Lond., Consulting Physician to Guy's Hospital.

Date: 13 June 1923.

Occasion: Summoned to the Court, 13 June 1923.

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

Descr: FL standing & (Lady Arbuthnot) FL seated.

Costume: (Sir W.Arbuthnot Lane) Court dress - new style; (Lady Arbuthnot, Mrs. H. Chapple, Mrs. N. Mutch) Court dresses⁽¹⁾

Costume Suppliers: (Lady Arbuthnot Lane) Russell and Allen; (Mrs. H. Chapple) Mme Gienz; (Mrs. N. Mutch) Marshall and Snelgrove.

Orders, Decorations & Medals: (Sir W. Arbuthnot Lane) (L-R) Collar badge of the Order of the Bath, Military Division; Miniature version of the badge of the Order of the Bath, Military Division; Miniature version of the badge of the Legion of Honour, Chevalier.

Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop.

Evidence of photographer at work: Retouching: spectacles removed on 7936 & 7937

No of poses: 3.

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Biog: (Sir W. Arbuthnot Lane) Dictionary of National Biography; Burke's Peerage; Who's Who; W.E. Tanner, Sir W. Arbuthnot Lane, Bart., C.B., M.S., F.R.C.S.: His Life and Work, London, 1946.

Occasion: The Times, 14 June 1923, p 20b.

Costume: (Lady Arbuthnot Lane) The Daily Telegraph, 14 June 1923, p 7b; The Times, 14 June 1923, p 20e; (Mrs. H. Chapple) The Times, 15 June 1923, p 20d; (Mrs. N. Mutch) The Times, 15 June 1923, p 20g.

Costume Supplier: (Lady Arbuthnot Lane) The Daily Telegraph, 14 June 1923, p 7b; The Times, 14 June 1923, p 20e; (Mrs. H. Chapple) The Times, 15 June 1923, p 20d; (Mrs. N. Mutch) The Times, 15 June 1923, p 20g.

Orders, Decorations & Medals: (Order of the Bath) Burke's Peerage; (The Legion of Honour) R. Werlich, Orders and Decorations of All Nations, Washington, 1990, pp 131-2.

Reproduced: -

1. (Lady Arbuthnot Lane) "A gown of gold and ivory embossed brocade, draped and arranged with embroideries and tassels in gold and diamant�. A train in heavy gold embroidery lined with the palest chiffon". (Mrs. H. Chapple) " A gown of shell pink marocain embroidered with diamant�, and having a centre panel of silver lace and diamant� over shell pink georgette..., sleeves of silver lace, and a girdle at the waist of handwored flowers embroidered in diamant�. A train of shell pink marocain lined with silver tissue and embroidered at the corners in diamant� and bugles". (Mrs. N. Mutch) "A gown of mignonette green material with an overdress of gold lace, swathed a green low line waistbelt fastened with a jewelled buckle. A train of gold tissue lined with green and fastened to the shoulders with gold ornaments" (see: The Times, 14 June 1923, p 20e & 15 June 1923, p 20 d&g respectively).