Not currently on display at the V&A

Quality Street

Photograph
1921 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photographic portrait of a scene featuring Dorothy Rundell as Charlotte Parratt, Mary Jerrold as Susan Throssel, Gordon Harker as the Recruiting Sergeant and Fay Compton as Phoebe Throssel in Quality Street, at the Haymarket, 11th August 1921.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleQuality Street (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photographic print
Brief description
Photographic portrait of a scene featuring Dorothy Rundell as Charlotte Parratt, Mary Jerrold as Susan Throssel, Gordon Harker as the Recruiting Sergeant and Fay Compton as Phoebe Throssel in Quality Street, at the Haymarket, 11th August 1921
Physical description
Photographic portrait of a scene featuring Dorothy Rundell as Charlotte Parratt, Mary Jerrold as Susan Throssel, Gordon Harker as the Recruiting Sergeant and Fay Compton as Phoebe Throssel in Quality Street, at the Haymarket, 11th August 1921. The photograph features a scene in which three women as shown kneeling on the floor of a room, their ears pressed to the ground as if listening. In the background a man is shown standing in the doorway to the room, his gaze directed towards the women in the foreground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20cm (approximate)
  • Width: 29.5cm (approximate)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Object history
Given to the Gabrielle Enthoven Collection by Horace Watson, 1933.
Subject depicted
Summary
Photographic portrait of a scene featuring Dorothy Rundell as Charlotte Parratt, Mary Jerrold as Susan Throssel, Gordon Harker as the Recruiting Sergeant and Fay Compton as Phoebe Throssel in Quality Street, at the Haymarket, 11th August 1921.
Collection
Accession number
S.2814-2015

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdOctober 16, 2015
Record URL
Download as: JSON