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Photographs: PH1558
Title
Gladys Cooper with her children
Subject
Artist
Rotary Photographic Co Ltd (London, England)Martin, Rita
Dimensions
height: 8.7cm
width: 13.5cm
width: 13.5cm
Inscription/signature
"Gladys Cooper / RITA MARTIN / S.25-1. / 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 yellow top with pink lapel, and a white beaded necklace, John wears a white top with turqiouse blue trim and Joan wears a dark green top. They all look towards the camera. There is a white border of imprinted butterflies and foliage.
The reverse has a message addressed to Miss M. Pinder and is postmarked 12 August 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 M. Pinder and is postmarked 12 August 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.
