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Photographs: PH1549
Title
Gladys Cooper
Subject
Artist
Rotary Photographic Co Ltd (London, England)Arbuthnot, Malcolm
Dimensions
height: 13.9cm
width: 8.8cm
width: 8.8cm
Inscription/signature
"Gladys Cooper / MALCOLM ARBUTHNOT / 5.32-6. / ROTARY PHOTO" (printed on front)
Provenance
Presented by Nick Bayly and his sister Victoria Hartley, June 2023.
Other number
E0139
Black and white bromide photographic postcard depicting Dame Gladys Cooper, seemingly not in character. She is in three-quarter length, wears a long-sleeved floral dress, dark coat with leopard print fur trim, long necklace, and a patterned round soft hat with white bead trim. She is in a sitting position with her arms crossed and looks towards the camera. There is a white border of imprinted flowers.
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.
