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SHAFTESBURY, THE RT. HON. THE EARL OF
Neg. No: (SF) L 14001
Neg. Size: 12"x10"
Neg. Date: 09-07-1938

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Sitter: Antony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of Shaftesbury (1869-1961).

Biog: Leading public servant in Belfast and later Dorset; Lord Chamberlain to Queen Mary and Lord Steward of the Household to King George V; Provincial Grand Master of Dorsetshire Freemasons, 1902-1952.

Date: 9 July 1938.

Occasion: -

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

Descr: TQL standing.

Costume: Masonic Regalia, Provincial Grand Master, Dorsetshire.

Orders, Decorations & Medals: Collar and badge of a Provincial Grand Master, Dorsetshire Freemasons.

Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop; inlaid and gilded table.

Photographer: Lafayette Ltd., 160 New Bond Street, London.

Evidence of photographer at work: -

No of poses: 2.

Antony Ashley-Cooper, 9th Earl of Shaftesbury (1869-1961).

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Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

References:

Biog: Burke's Peerage; Who's Who; The Times, 27 March 1961, p 19a.

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Costume: -

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Acknowledgements: Bryan F. Page, Deputy Librarian and Curator, United Grand Lodge of England Library and Museum.