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Photographs: PH1607
Title
Gladys Cooper
Subject
Artist
Rotary Photographic Co Ltd (London, England)Martin, Rita
Dimensions
height: 13.9cm
width: 8.9cm
width: 8.9cm
Inscription/signature
"Gladys Cooper / RITA / MARTIN / ROTARY GRAVURE / D.263-2." (printed on front)
Provenance
Presented by Nick Bayly and his sister Victoria Hartley, June 2023.
Other number
E0139
Black and white gravure photographic postcard depicting Dame Gladys Cooper, seemingly not in character. Gladys wears a white shirt with black buttons and dark-coloured hat, and she looks towards the camera.
The reverse has no message but is addressed to Mr and Mrs G Taylor, Regent Palace Hotel, Piccadilly.
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 but is addressed to Mr and Mrs G Taylor, Regent Palace Hotel, Piccadilly.
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.
