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Constance Collier

Photograph
ca. 1893 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (photographers)
Place of origin
London (photographed)

Photographic portrait of the actress Constance Collier (1878-1955) in La Fille de Madame Angot, at the Criterion Theatre, taken by an unidentified photographer, 1893.

Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Photographs
Portraits
Object type
Photograph
TitleConstance Collier (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Photographic print on card
Printing Ink
Card
Photography
Brief description
Photographic portrait of the actress Constance Collier (1878-1955) in La Fille de Madame Angot, at the Criterion Theatre, taken by an unidentified photographer, 1893
Physical description
Photographic portrait of the actress Constance Collier (1878-1955) in La Fille de Madame Angot, at the Criterion Theatre, 1893. It features a full length portrait of Collier who is seated in a chair her gaze directed towards the viewer and her chin resting on her right hand. She is wearing a long silk velvet coat which is open at the front, over a silk dress decorated with flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28.7cm
  • Width: 23.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Hoping you are better' (Handwritten annotation in ink at the top edge of the photograph.)
  • 'With affectionate wishes always/Constance Collier [illegible]' (Handwritten annotation in black ink at the lower edge of the photograph.)
  • 'La Fille de Madame Ancot' (Handwritten annotation in ink on reverse.)
  • 'Criterion, July 22 1893/Miss Collier' (Handwritten annotation in pencil on reverse.)
  • '3.671' (Handwritten annotation in pencil on reverse.)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subject depicted
Collier
Summary
Photographic portrait of the actress Constance Collier (1878-1955) in La Fille de Madame Angot, at the Criterion Theatre, taken by an unidentified photographer, 1893.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.96-2016

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Record createdApril 27, 2016
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1350897/constance-collier-photograph-unknown/
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