Not currently on display at the V&A

Photograph

1932 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Large coloured studio photograph depicting Mrs Antony Acton standing in profile, against a dark background and wearing a white wedding dress designed by Victor Stiebel. The dress has long tight sleeves and an extremely long train, and a wedding cap and veil are designed by Lanvin. The Lenare signature and reclining lion motif are partially visible along the bottom edge of the border, but have been cropped, possibly for framing.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Paper
Brief description
Studio photograph of Mrs Antony Acton in her wedding dress, Lenare, London, 1932
Physical description
Large coloured studio photograph depicting Mrs Antony Acton standing in profile, against a dark background and wearing a white wedding dress designed by Victor Stiebel. The dress has long tight sleeves and an extremely long train, and a wedding cap and veil are designed by Lanvin. The Lenare signature and reclining lion motif are partially visible along the bottom edge of the border, but have been cropped, possibly for framing.
Dimensions
  • Width: 33.5cm
  • Height: 26.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Lenare' (Signature at the bottom right)
  • 'C / 13468 14' (Written in blue pencil on back)
  • 'PHOTOGRAPH BY LENARE / 28 GEORGE STREET / HANOVER SQUARE W.1. / TELEPHONE MAYFAIR 2261 - 3 LINES / COPYRIGHT / BY LENARE / THIS PICTURE MUST NOT BE / REPRODUCED WITHOUT A FEE' (Stamped in blue on the reverse)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Antony Acton
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
T.74-1966

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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