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Gelatin silver print
Mr. Ross and Mrs. Mary Strang costumed as "Lord & Lady Palmerston" for the Quebec City Historical Ball, Montreal, Quebec, 1927
Photographer
Inconnu / Unknown
SignatureNon signé / Unsigned
InscriptionsOn back, handwritten, t. : Mr. + Mrs. John Ross Strang as Lord & Lady / Palmerston at the historical ball given in the / Parlement [sic] Buildings [...] by Lord & Lady / Bessborough.
Date
1927
Medium / Technique
Silver salts on paper
Gelatin silver process
Gelatin silver process
Dimensions19.2 × 14.3 cm
Origin
Quebec, Quebec, Canada, North America
Object NumberM976.4.41
CollectionMcCord
CreditGift of Adele Stuart
Notes
Lady Palmerston
While her husband portrayed “Lord Palmerston,” who was twice British Prime Minister in the 19th century, Mary Strang of Quebec City impersonated the soulmate whom he was finally able to marry when they were in their fifties. Like her sister who portrayed the Duchess of Richmond, Mary Strang wore a costume remodelled from a dress of the 1890s.
Status
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