Photograph
1939 (photographed)
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Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, Buckingham Palace, 1939. Standing, full-length, upon a richly patterned carpet in a drawing-room scene. Wearing a gown embroidered with sequins, and a diamond tiara, the Queen Mother, holds several objects in hers hands; possibly a closed-fan and some dress-gloves. Lit by daylight from an unseen window on the right hand side of the room. Gilt and upholstered furniture, marble columns, and a crystal chandelier are seen in the background.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | photography |
| Brief description | Royal Portrait by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). One of nine contact print photographs which has been cut out, arranged and mounted on card. Depicting Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother), Buckingham Palace, 1939. |
| Physical description | Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, Buckingham Palace, 1939. Standing, full-length, upon a richly patterned carpet in a drawing-room scene. Wearing a gown embroidered with sequins, and a diamond tiara, the Queen Mother, holds several objects in hers hands; possibly a closed-fan and some dress-gloves. Lit by daylight from an unseen window on the right hand side of the room. Gilt and upholstered furniture, marble columns, and a crystal chandelier are seen in the background. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Approved Photographs. Series OS 1939' (Written in capital letters, positioned centrally in the upper portion of the card.) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed to the Museum in 1987 by Eileen Hose, secretary to the photographer |
| Production | Cecil Beaton photographed members of the royal family from 1930-1979. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Strong, Roy C. Cecil Beaton: the royal portraits. London: Thames and Hudson, c1988. p. 32 |
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| Accession number | PH.9273I-1987 |
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| Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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