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Quality Street

Photograph
1921 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Foulsham & Banfield, Ltd. (photographers)
Place of origin
London (photographed)

Photographic portrait of a scene featuring Leon Quartermaine as Valentine Brown, Fay Compton as Phoebe Throssel and Mary Jerold as Susan Throssel in Quality Street, at the Haymarket, 11th August 1921.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Photographs
Portraits
Object type
Photograph
TitleQuality Street (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photographic print
Photographic Paper
Card
Photography
Brief description
Photographic portrait of a scene featuring Leon Quartermaine as Valentine Brown, Fay Compton as Phoebe Throssel and Mary Jerold as Susan Throssel in Quality Street, at the Haymarket, 11th August 1921
Physical description
Photographic portrait of a scene featuring Leon Quartermaine as Valentine Brown, Fay Compton as Phoebe Throssel and Mary Jerold as Susan Throssel in Quality Street, at the Haymarket, 11th August 1921. The photograph features a scene in which Quartermaine (Brown) is positioned in the foreground, his gaze directed towards Compton (Phoebe Throssel) and Jerold (Susan Throssel). He is shown from behind, in three quarter profile and is standing with his right arm outstretched. Compton is returning his gaze, her left arm is upraised, whilst her right arm encirles the shoulders of Jerrold, who is standing beside her.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.4cm (approximate)
  • Width: 20.4cm (approximate)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Object history
Given to the Gabrielle Enthoven Collection by Horace Watson, 1933.
Subjects depicted
Compton
Jerrold, Mary
Summary
Photographic portrait of a scene featuring Leon Quartermaine as Valentine Brown, Fay Compton as Phoebe Throssel and Mary Jerold as Susan Throssel in Quality Street, at the Haymarket, 11th August 1921.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.2811-2015

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Record createdOctober 16, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1324329/quality-street-photograph-foulsham--banfield/
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