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PH1548
Photographs: PH1548
Title
Gladys Cooper
Subject
Artist
Rotary Photographic Co Ltd (London, England)Charles, Lallie
Dimensions
height: 13.8cm
width: 8.8cm
width: 8.8cm
Inscription/signature
"Gladys Cooper / LALLIE CHARLES / 5.26-4. / ROTARY PHOTO" (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 is in half length, wears a white top, jacket with open white lapels, long beaded white necklace, and a floral patterned captain-style hat in turquoise blue, dark green and dark orange. She looks downwards. There is a white border of imprinted flowers.
The reverse has a message addressed to Miss May Pinder and is postmarked 6 March 1919.
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 May Pinder and is postmarked 6 March 1919.
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.
