National Photographic Record and Survey
Photograph
1902 (made)
1902 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
b&w print of May Queen sittinf on canopied throne surrounded by children
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | National Photographic Record and Survey (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | platinum print mounted on card with hand written ink notation |
| Brief description | Photograph of Crowning of the May Queen, Knutsford, Cheshire, by Benjamin Stone, 1902 |
| Physical description | b&w print of May Queen sittinf on canopied throne surrounded by children |
| Gallery label | May-day Festivities, Knutsford. Crowning the May-Queen. Cheshire. 1902
Revived in the early 1860s, the Knutsford May Day celebration is said to originate in the ancient pagan festival of Maia and Flora. This scene shows the May Queen of 1902, Julia Wragg, enthroned and crowned. The boy kneeling in the foreground is the Crown Bearer, who bears the crown on a purple cushion and places it on the May Queen's head. [62 words]
Knutsford, Cheshire, 1902
Museum no. E.1875-2000 |
| Credit line | Transferred from the British Museum |
| Other number | 1904 1 16 165 - British Museum number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1875-2000 |
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| Record created | November 29, 2000 |
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