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| Clementina, Lady Hawarden and Companion South Kensington Gardens, 1864 The Victoria & Albert Museum |
Isn’t this an odd photo? It dates to 1864 and was taken at the Horticultural Gardens at South Kensington. In left profile, we have Clementina, Lady Hawarden she’s donned fancy dress as a jester or harlequin. Next to her is an unidentified young female companion. Who is this woman? Some believe her to be Marion Lloyd, a close friend and cousin, and the daughter of Lady Hawarden's sister Mary Keith (Keithy) Lloyd. The young lady is dressed in a peasant costume.
The photo was taken in a photography booth at the gardens. That's a lot of leg for 1864.
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