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Photographs: PH1603
Title
Gladys Cooper with her children and dog
Subject
Artist
Rotary Photographic Co Ltd (London, England)
Dimensions
height: 8.9cm
width: 13.6cm
width: 13.6cm
Inscription/signature
"ROTARY PHOTO / B.26-5" (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, and pet dog, a greyhound or wolfhound mix. Gladys is sitting down on a chair, she wears a long-sleeved green dressing gown with white dress underneath and white shoes, she holds John as a baby who wears a long-sleeved white dress and Joan stands next to them and touches the dog's neck. She wears a long-sleeved purple short dress with black shoes and white socks. They appear to be sitting in a patio or courtyard in front of their house.
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.
