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VESTEY, HON. GEORGE
Neg. No: (SF) L 12376
Neg. Size: 12"x10"
Neg. Date: 02-07-1929

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Sitter: Hon. George Ellis Vestey (1884-1968).

Biog: 2nd son of 1st Baron Vestey.

Date: 2 July 1929.

Occasion: The Levée, 2 July 1929: presented by his father, the Lord Vestey.

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

Descr: FL standing.

Costume: Velvet Court Dress (New Style).

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

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

Evidence of photographer at work: retouched clamp visible behind the sitter.

No of poses: 2.

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Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

References:

Biog: Burke's Peerage; The Times, 16 August 1968, p 8h.

Occasion: The Times, 3 July 1929, p 21e.

Costume: Herbert A.P. Trendell (ed.), Dress and Insignia Worn at His Majesty's Court, London, 1921.

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