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Binnie Hale

Photograph
mid 20th century (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Wilding, Dorothy (photographers)
Place of origin
Great Britain (photographed)

Photographic portrait of actress and musical theatre star Binnie Hale (1899-1984) by Dorothy Wilding, mid 20th century. The photograph was used in an advertisement for the London department store, Marshall & Snelgrove.

Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Photographs
Portraits
Object type
Photograph
TitleBinnie Hale (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photographic print
Photographic Paper
Photographic Gelatin
Photography
Gelatin Silver Process
Brief description
Photographic portrait of Binnie Hale by Dorothy Wilding, mid 20th century
Physical description
Photographic portrait of Binne Hale by Dorothy Wilding, mid 20th century. The photograph, used in a Marshall & Snelgrove advertisement, shows Binnie Hale sitting on steps wearing a dark-coloured dress with a sweetheart neckline. She has a chincilla coat draped over her right shoulder. She is holding a chinchilla animal in her left hand.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26cm
  • Width: 26.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Dorothy Wilding.' (Signed on the mount.)
  • 'Advertising a Chinchilla Coat / at Marshall & Snelgrove' (Written in pen on the reverse.)
  • 'No / 10911 / C / Dorothy / Wilding / Portraits Limited/ Twenty-Two, Old Bond / Street, London, W1 / Telephone 4924 Regent' (This is a sticker that has been adhered to the reverse. The number has been written in pencil.)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Summary
Photographic portrait of actress and musical theatre star Binnie Hale (1899-1984) by Dorothy Wilding, mid 20th century. The photograph was used in an advertisement for the London department store, Marshall & Snelgrove.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1590-2015

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Record createdAugust 11, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1319058/binnie-hale-photograph-wilding-dorothy/
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