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| Picture No | 12029947 |
| Date | 1926 |
| Description | Iya, Lady Abdy in her Venetian palazzo |
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Iya (nee de Gay), Lady Abdy. (1897-1993), Socialite; first wife of Sir Robert Abdy, 5th Baronet; daughter of George de Gay, pictured at her home, the Palazzo Pizzani on the Grand Canal in Venice wearing a 'very attractive modern tea-gown, made in the trousered style, and adorned with very amusing detachable sleeves of exquisite, embroidered material." Lady Abdy was one of the leading members of 1920s Venetian society.
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| Source | Photograph by Hal Linden exclusive to The Sketch, 8 September 1926 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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