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Photographs: PH1532
Title
Gladys Cooper
Subject
Artist
Rotary Photographic Co Ltd (London, England)Martin, Rita
Dimensions
height: 14cm
width: 8.8cm
width: 8.8cm
Inscription/signature
"BEST WISHES / FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY. / May this day bring you / every joy that's true; / And every day to come / be sweet yo you. Anon. / B. 453-5 / ROTARY PHOTO. E. C." (printed on front)
"RITA MARTIN" (printed bottom of Gladys' top)
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 dark red top, long beaded necklace, large brown floppy hat with dark red ribbon, and she looks towards the camera. There are two purple and yellow pansies. On the front there is a birthday message that reads: 'BEST WISHES FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY. May this day bring you every joy that's true; And every day to come be sweet yo you.' There is a border with leaves and horseshoes.
The reverse has no message.
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 no message.
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.
