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Photographs: PH1554
Title
Gladys Cooper with her children
Subject
Artist
Rotary Photographic Co Ltd (London, England)Martin, Rita
Dimensions
height: 13.9cm
width: 8.9cm
width: 8.9cm
Inscription/signature
"Gladys Cooper / RITA MARTIN / S.59-6. / 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, with her two children, John and Joan Buckmaster. Gladys wears a dark purple dress with dark green tassles and trim, a white beaded necklace, and dark purple hat with yellow trim, John wears a dark orange top and Joan wears a light blue checked long-sleeved dress with beaded necklace and black bow. They all look towards the camera. There is a white border of imprinted 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.
