{"product_id":"lady-mary-ashley-cooper-country-life-magazine-portrait-october-6-1928","title":"Lady Mary Ashley-Cooper Country Life Magazine Portrait October 6 1928","description":"\u003cp\u003eLady Mary Sibell Ashley-Cooper Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, October 6 1928. LXIV No. 1655\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of \u003cstrong\u003eLady Mary Ashley-Cooper\u003c\/strong\u003e, eldest daughter of the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury, whose engagement has recently been announced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIdentity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLady Mary Sibell Ashley-Cooper\u003c\/strong\u003e (1902–1936), daughter of the 9th Earl of Shaftesbury.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEngagement:\u003c\/strong\u003e She became engaged to \u003cstrong\u003eNapier Sturt, 3rd Baron Alington\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarriage:\u003c\/strong\u003e The couple married on November 27, 1928, at St Margaret’s, Westminster.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSocial Status:\u003c\/strong\u003e She was a prominent member of the “Bright Young Things,” a group of fashionable young aristocrats in 1920s London.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChild:\u003c\/strong\u003e They had one daughter:\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMary Anna Sibell Elizabeth Sturt\u003c\/strong\u003e (born September 12, 1929)\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLegacy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mary Anna later became known for her role in the \u003cstrong\u003eCrichel Down Affair\u003c\/strong\u003e, a landmark case in British property rights.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an authentic original page from Country Life magazine, part of the iconic series often affectionately referred to as the “Girls in Pearls” portraits — elegant society images that captured a distinctive era of British publishing and portraiture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSize: Approximately 13.75 x 9 inches (35 x 23 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Very good for its age. As with all vintage magazine pages, light signs of handling or minor age-related blemishes may be present. Please review the large photo carefully for full condition details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis original Country Life Magazine frontispiece portrait forms part of The Old Map Shop’s curated archive of society portraits published between 1897 and 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Old Map Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52212686160165,"sku":"CL-2885","price":530.0,"currency_code":"DKK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/Mary-Ashley-Cooper-Country-Life-Frontispiece-1928.jpg?v=1776051157","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/en-dk\/products\/lady-mary-ashley-cooper-country-life-magazine-portrait-october-6-1928","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}