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Photographs: PH1574
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.29-4 / 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. Gladys wears a pale yellow lace hat with light blue ribbon, a light blue and cream top with pale orange blouse, and she looks off to the right. 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. 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.
