Mrs Lillie (Emilie Charlotte) Langtry (1853-1929) wearing a pearl choker
Vanderweyde [photographer] London and Melbourne
Category
Photographs
Date
1870 - 1940
Materials
Photographic paper mounted on card
Measurements
166 x 106 x 1 mm
Order this imageCollection
Smallhythe Place, Kent
NT 1122110
Summary
Photograph of Mrs Lillie (Emilie Charlotte) Langtry (1853-1929) wearing pearl chocker by Vanderweyde (photographer) London and Melbourne
Provenance
Photograph believed to have been owned by, or given to, Ellen Terry (1847 - 1928) or her daughter Edith Craig (1869 - 1947) and came to National Trust in 1939 when Edith Craig transfered Smallhythe Place (including buildings,land and contents) to the Trust.
Marks and inscriptions
Front, below photograph, left: THE / "VENDERWEYDE" / LIGHT Front, below photograph, right: 182 REGENT ST. W. Front, on photograph, bottom left: COPYRIGHT Front, on photograph, bottom right: VANDERWEYDE Back: L. L. / She was quite / the most beautiful / woman I have / ever seen - / At this age a [start underlining] wonder [stop underlining] / of a woman= /This belongs to E. T= / (from G.R.)
Makers and roles
Vanderweyde [photographer] London and Melbourne, photographer