SLESINGER, MRS.

Neg. No: 8054

Neg. Size: 12"x10"

Neg. Date: 26-09-1923

copyright V&A

Sitter: Mrs. Edward G. Slesinger, née Gladys Eleanor Trench ( ).

Biog: m. Edward G. Slesinger, O.B.E., surgeon.

Date: 26 September 1923

Occasion: The Court, 13 June 1923: presented by Mrs. Desmond MacManus.

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

Descr: FL standing.

Costume: Court dress: "A gown of white georgette embroidered all over with silver beads and bugles, the drapery held on one side with a trail of silver flowers and leaves. A train from the shoulders of silver tissue lined with the palest of pink chiffon, edged with silver galon and completed with another silver spray" (see: The Times, 16 June 1923, p 8e).

Costume Supplier: E. Humphrey, Limited, New Bond Street, London, W.

Jewellery: -

Furniture & Props: Painted backdrop; armchair.

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

Evidence of photographer at work: -

No of poses: 1.

Copyright: V&A Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

References:

Biog: -

Occasion: The Times, 15 June 1923, p 20d.

Costume: The Times, 16 June 1923, p 8e.

Costume Supplier: The Times, 16 June 1923, p 8e.

Jewellery: -

Reproduced: -