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Photographs: PH1568
Title
Gladys Cooper
Subject
Artist
Rotary Photographic Co Ltd (London, England)Martin, Rita
Dimensions
height: 13.7cm
width: 8.6cm
width: 8.6cm
Inscription/signature
"A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. / Herewith / a Birthday Wish / In briefest rhyme :- / May life for / you / be just / One / happy / time. / RITA MARTIN / ROTARY PHOTO / T.18-3." (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. Gladys wears a dark pink dress, white beaded necklace and bracelets, and a wide brimmed green hat with dark pink ribbon. She look towards the camera. On the front there is a birthday message that reads: 'A Happy Birthday. Herewith a Birthday Wish in briefest rhyme :- May life for you be just one happy time.'
The reverse has a birthday message from Geoff.
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. During the 1910s and Interwar period, postcards were a common, inexpensive and reliable form of sending messages. They were also kept as souvenirs and seen as collectible items.
The reverse has a birthday message from Geoff.
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. During the 1910s and Interwar period, postcards were a common, inexpensive and reliable form of sending messages. They were also kept as souvenirs and seen as collectible items.
