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Photographs: PH1565
Title
Gladys Cooper
Subject
Artist
Lilywhite Ltd. (Halifax, England)
Dimensions
height: 14cm
width: 9cm
width: 9cm
Inscription/signature
"Gladys Cooper / LILYWHITE LTD. / ALL BRITISH PHOTO PRINTERS / COPYRIGHT / L.E. 64. " (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 as Eloise in the play 'The Naughty Wife' (1918). She wears a long blue silk dress with purple scarf, white shirt with yellow buttons and tassles, a white hat and she holds a white bag with yellow detailing. She stands in a room with wooden panelling and stairs to her right, and she looks slightly off into the distance. There is a white border of imprinted flowers and bows.
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.
