Picture No | 12699018 |
Date | 1931 |
Description | Margaret Whigham at the British Porcelain Ball |
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Margaret Whigham (1912 - 1993), British society figure, debutante of the year in 1930. Later Mrs Charles Sweeny, after marrying the American golfer, and then Duchess of Argyll, whose scandalous divorce case, involving the photographs of the "headless" man plunged her into disgrace and penury. Pictures as a Coalport figure of "Old Madrid" at the British Porcelain Ball held at Claridge's in aid of the National Birthday Trust Fund for the extension of maternity services. The Pageant of British Porcelain introduced groups and tableaux representing various well-known varieties of British china and porcelain. Bit niche.
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Source | Photograph by Sasha in ‘The Sketch’, 25 November 1931, page 342 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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