{"product_id":"gwendoline-marshall-country-life-magazine-portrait-july-3-1926","title":"Gwendoline Marshall Country Life Magazine Portrait July 3 1926","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Hon. Gwendoline Brooks Marshall Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, July 3 1926. LX No. 1537\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of the Hon. \u003cstrong\u003eGwendoline Marshall\u003c\/strong\u003e, the younger daughter of \u003cstrong\u003eLord Marshall of Chipstead\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGwendoline Brooks Marshall\u003c\/strong\u003e (1893–1983) was the younger daughter of \u003cstrong\u003eHorace Brooks Marshall, 1st Baron Marshall of Chipstead\u003c\/strong\u003e, a prominent British publisher, newspaper distributor, and Lord Mayor of London (1918–1919).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFather:\u003c\/strong\u003e Horace Brooks Marshall was active in public service and Freemasonry, serving as Grand Treasurer of the United Grand Lodge of England and Treasurer of the Royal Masonic Hospital.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMother:\u003c\/strong\u003e Laura Ellen Marshall (née Siggers).\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSiblings:\u003c\/strong\u003e She had one sister, \u003cstrong\u003eNellie Marshall\u003c\/strong\u003e, who married the industrialist and film producer \u003cstrong\u003eJ. Arthur Rank\u003c\/strong\u003e. The family also had a son who died in infancy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePersonal Life:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gwendoline Marshall never married and had no children, remaining single throughout her life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhilanthropy:\u003c\/strong\u003e She was actively involved in charitable work, particularly with the Royal Masonic Institution for Girls, continuing the traditions of her father.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Barony:\u003c\/strong\u003e As there was no surviving male heir, the Barony of Marshall of Chipstead became extinct upon her father’s death in 1936.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eResidency:\u003c\/strong\u003e She lived for many years at the family home, Shabden Park in Chipstead, Surrey, and later in London, where she died aged 90.\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":52226346811685,"sku":"CL-2926","price":13000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/Gwendoline-Marshall-Country-Life-Frontispiece-1926.jpg?v=1776381412","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/en-jp\/products\/gwendoline-marshall-country-life-magazine-portrait-july-3-1926","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}