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Photographs: PH1573
Title
Gladys Cooper
Subject
Artist
Rotary Photographic Co Ltd (London, England)Charles, Lallie
Dimensions
height: 14cm
width: 9cm
width: 9cm
Inscription/signature
"Gladys Cooper / LALLIE CHARLES. / S.27-4. / 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. She is in full length, sitting on a chair with its back facing the viewer, she holds her knee with her left hand and her right arm leans on the chair with her hand cupping her face. Gladys wears a yellow hat with light blue ribbon, a long cream embroidered dress with a pale orange and light blue shirt over the top, and she looks towards the camera. There is a white border of imprinted butterflies and foliage.
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. 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 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. 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.
