Lido lunch party, including Edith Teresa Hulton, later Lady Berwick (1890-1972) - April 18th 1909
Category
Photographs
Date
1909
Materials
Photographic paper attached to card page of album
Measurements
117 x 88 mm
Place of origin
Venice
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 610177.43
Summary
A monochrome photograph of a group of four ladies and three men on a seaside terrace. Three of the ladies are standing in front of railings and one is sitting on a step. All the ladies are wearing large hats. Two of the men are also sitting on the step and are dressed in uniforms, with the third man sitting to the left in a chair, dressed in a dark suit. The group includes Edith Teresa Hulton (1890-1972). Written in pencil underneath the photograph: 'Lido Lunch at Excelsior 18th April 1909 done by Guerrieri-Gonzaga – Nino Revedin, Morosina Morosini, Dada Albrizzi, [??], Romano, Bim and Maritza'. There is also an illegible signature in black ink in the bottom left corner. Photograph 42 of 227 contained in Volume 3 of Costanza Hulton’s personal photograph albums (1906 - 1919). Edith Teresa Hulton became Lady Berwick when she married Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick of Attingham (1877-1947) on 30 June 1919. 'Bim' is short for Bimbele the family nickname for Edith Teresa Hulton. Morosina Morosini, Dada Albrizzi and Maritza (born Maria Cesaria) Caïs were among the Hulton girls’ younger friends. In her entry for Sunday, 18th April 1909, Edith Teresa Hulton wrote: “Great excitement. ... dressed myself very badly in white. Then father mother and I went to the Riva where launch was waiting and we with a lot of other people all went over to the Lido to a monster lunch given by all the unmarried naval officers to all the families in Venice who had entertained them during the winter. It was a huge affair, about 50 people at the gigantic new Hôtel Excelsior. An excellent feed.” (Shropshire Archives 112/22/8/1/6) This photograph was taken on the Lido, an 11km long sandbar in Venice, north-east Italy. See also National Trust Inventory Number 610177.40.
Provenance
8th Lady Berwick collection; bequeathed to the National Trust by Edith Teresa Hulton, Lady Berwick (1890-1972).
Marks and inscriptions
Written below photograph: Lido Lunch at Excelsior 18th April 1909 done by Guerrieri-Gonzaga – Nino Revedin, Morosina Morosini, Dada Albrizzi, [??], Romano, Bim and Maritza' Written in bottom left corner: This mark appears to be a personal signature but it is not legible