Photograph
02/06/1953 (photographed)
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Photograph depicting Queen Elizabeth II with six Maids of Honour. Coronation day, Buckingham Palace, 1953. Queen Elizabeth II is seated on a low sofa, wearing the crown and coronation robes. The train of the robe is extended before them on the floor; displaying its embroidery and border of fur. The Maids of Honour are seen standing in two rows of three to her sides. They are wearing short-sleeved embroidered gowns, with dress-gloves which reach above the elbow, and tiaras. The scene is an interior, with ornate wall coverings, drapery and upholstery as well as a patterned carpet. A large painted portrait of a man hangs on the wall in the background, in a heavy gilt frame.
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| Materials and techniques | photography |
| Brief description | Royal Portrait by Cecil Beaton (1904-1980). Photograph depicting Queen Elizabeth II, with six Maids of Honour. Coronation day, Buckingham Palace, 1953. |
| Physical description | Photograph depicting Queen Elizabeth II with six Maids of Honour. Coronation day, Buckingham Palace, 1953. Queen Elizabeth II is seated on a low sofa, wearing the crown and coronation robes. The train of the robe is extended before them on the floor; displaying its embroidery and border of fur. The Maids of Honour are seen standing in two rows of three to her sides. They are wearing short-sleeved embroidered gowns, with dress-gloves which reach above the elbow, and tiaras. The scene is an interior, with ornate wall coverings, drapery and upholstery as well as a patterned carpet. A large painted portrait of a man hangs on the wall in the background, in a heavy gilt frame. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'B647/6' (Written in pencil on reverse.) |
| Gallery label | Queen Elizabeth II with her Maids of Honour
2 June 1953
In selecting six Maids of Honour, the Queen followed the precedent of Queen Victoria. From left to right, they were:
Lady Moyra Hamilton (now Lady Moyra Campbell)
Lady Anne Coke (now The Rt Hon. The Lady Glenconner)
Lady Rosemary Spencer-Churchill (now Lady Rosemary Muir)
Lady Mary Baillie-Hamilton (now Lady Mary Russell)
Lady Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby (now The Rt Hon. The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby)
Lady Jane Vane-Tempest-Stewart (now The Rt Hon. The Lady Rayne)
Gelatin silver print
V&A: Ph.1530-1987
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| 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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| Other number | B.647/6 - Beaton's number |
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| Accession number | PH.1530-1987 |
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| Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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