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My Lady's Dress

Photograph
1914 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Foulsham & Banfield, Ltd. (photographer)
Place of origin
London (photographed)

Photographic print of Act I, Scene 3, of a production of My Lady's Dress at the Royalty Theatre, 23rd April 1914.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Photographs
Portraits
Object type
Photograph
TitleMy Lady's Dress (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photographic print
Photographic Paper
Photography
Brief description
Photographic print of Act I, Scene 3, of a production of My Lady's Dress at the Royalty Theatre, 23rd April 1914
Physical description
Photographic print of Act I, Scene 3, of a production of My Lady's Dress at the Royalty Theatre, 23rd April 1914. The photograph features a scene in which four figures, three male, one female (Mr. Dennis Eadie, Miss Gladys Cooper, Mr. Fisher and Mr Cullan) are positioned in a room with a window, edged with checked curtains, set into the back wall, a spinning wheel at the left side and a table and chairs at the centre. One figure, shown in profile, is seated at the left hand side of the scene, in front of the spinning wheel, his gaze is directed towards the floor. The remaining three figures are standing, their gaze directed towards one another and away from the seated man. Handwritten pencil annotation on the rear marks the print as 'France, The Weaving.'
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.1cm (approximate)
  • Width: 30.8cm (approximate)
Marks and inscriptions
  • '10' (Handwritten annotation in black ink at the centre right edge of the image.)
  • 'Rondier (to Joanny, mistaking Annette's wearing for Joanny's) "I never saw such disgraceful workmanship in my life!"' (Handwritten annotation in pencil on the rear of the photograph.)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Object history
Given to the Gabrielle Enthoven Collection by L.E. Berman.
Subjects depicted
Cooper, Gladys
Eadie, Dennis
Literary referenceMy Lady's Dress
Summary
Photographic print of Act I, Scene 3, of a production of My Lady's Dress at the Royalty Theatre, 23rd April 1914.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.4188-2015

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Record createdDecember 7, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1325957/my-ladys-dress-photograph-foulsham--banfield/
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