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Constance Collier

Photograph
ca. 1902 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
London Stereoscopic Company (photographers)
Place of origin
London (photographed)

Photographic portrait of the actress Constance Collier (1878-1955) as Pallas Athene in Ulysses, at Her Majesty's Theatre, London Stereoscopic Company, 1902.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Photographs
Portraits
Object type
Photograph
TitleConstance Collier (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Photographic print on card
Printing Ink
Card
Photography
Brief description
Photographic portrait of the actress Constance Collier (1878-1955) as Pallas Athene in Ulysses, at Her Majesty's Theatre, London Stereoscopic Company, 1902
Physical description
Photographic portrait of the actress Constance Collier (1878-1955) as Pallas Athene in Ulysses, at Her Majesty's Theatre, London, 1902. It features a half length profile portrait of Collier whose gaze is directed away from the viewer towards a put in the distance. She is wearing a helmet, and a classical style tunic under a breastplate. She is also carrying a shield and her hands are crossed over her chest.
Dimensions
  • Height: 32.2cm
  • Width: 18.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Pallas Athene/Ulysses' (Handwritten annotation in ball point pen on reverse)
Credit line
Given by the British Theatre Museum Association
Object history
Part of a purchase of material relating to Herbert Beerbohm Tree, made by the British Theatre Museum Association in May 1963.
Subject depicted
Collier
Summary
Photographic portrait of the actress Constance Collier (1878-1955) as Pallas Athene in Ulysses, at Her Majesty's Theatre, London Stereoscopic Company, 1902.
Other number
1963/G/58 - BTMA accession number
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.91-2016

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Record createdApril 27, 2016
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1350969/constance-collier-photograph-london-stereoscopic-company/
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