{"product_id":"miss-maureen-guinness-country-life-magazine-portrait-july-21-1928","title":"Miss Maureen Guinness Country Life Magazine Portrait July 21 1928","description":"\u003cp\u003eMiss Maureen Guinness Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, July 21 1928. LXIV No. 1644\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of \u003cstrong\u003eMiss Maureen Guinness\u003c\/strong\u003e, the second of the three daughters of the Hon. Ernest and Mrs. Guinness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIdentity:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMaureen Constance Guinness\u003c\/strong\u003e (1907–1998), an Anglo-Irish socialite and heiress to the Guinness brewing fortune.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFamily:\u003c\/strong\u003e She was the daughter of \u003cstrong\u003eHon. Ernest Guinness\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMarie Clothilde Russell\u003c\/strong\u003e, and one of the famous “Golden Guinness Girls” alongside her sisters Aileen and Oonagh.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarriage:\u003c\/strong\u003e In 1930, she married \u003cstrong\u003eBasil Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood\u003c\/strong\u003e, becoming the Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChildren:\u003c\/strong\u003e She had three children with her first husband:\n    \u003cul\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLady Caroline Blackwood\u003c\/strong\u003e (1931–1996)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLady Perdita Blackwood\u003c\/strong\u003e (born 1934)\u003c\/li\u003e\n      \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSheridan Blackwood\u003c\/strong\u003e (1938–1988), 5th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLater Life:\u003c\/strong\u003e She married twice more and became one of the first women to sit on the board of the \u003cstrong\u003eGuinness Brewery\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1949.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReputation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Known for her flamboyant personality, she was a prominent figure in British and Irish high society.\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":52212509376805,"sku":"CL-2879","price":106.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/Maureen-Guinness-Country-Life-Frontispiece-1928.jpg?v=1776038347","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/en-sg\/products\/miss-maureen-guinness-country-life-magazine-portrait-july-21-1928","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}