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Title
Gladys Cooper
Subject
Artist
Rotary Photographic Co Ltd (London, England)
Dimensions
height: 13.4cm
width: 9cm
width: 9cm
Inscription/signature
"Gladys Cooper / ROTARY PHOTO / B.136-4." (printed on front)
Provenance
Presented by Nick Bayly and his sister Victoria Hartley, June 2023.
Other number
E0139
Hand-coloured bromide photographic postcard depicting Dame Gladys Cooper, seemingly not in character. She wears a blue hat with brown ribbon, a long beaded necklace, orange long sleeved top with brown fur trim, and is holding her head with her right hand.
The reverse has a message addressed to Miss Mary Pirdu?, Brunnskill, 16 Main St., Kirkby Lonsdale. Sent from Fleetwood, by Peggy, dated 22 July c.1925.
Gladys Cooper (1888-1971) was a celebrated actress of the stage and screen, with a career spanning seven decades. She was renowned for her beauty; she became a photographic model in the early 1900s and was famous for her appearance on many picture postcards of the time. Postcards were cheap and reliable and were bought not just to send messages but to keep as souvenirs.
The reverse has a message addressed to Miss Mary Pirdu?, Brunnskill, 16 Main St., Kirkby Lonsdale. Sent from Fleetwood, by Peggy, dated 22 July c.1925.
Gladys Cooper (1888-1971) was a celebrated actress of the stage and screen, with a career spanning seven decades. She was renowned for her beauty; she became a photographic model in the early 1900s and was famous for her appearance on many picture postcards of the time. Postcards were cheap and reliable and were bought not just to send messages but to keep as souvenirs.
