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Studio of Alexander Bassano (1829-1913)

Queen Mary (1867-1953) c. 1930

Acetate film negative | 21.6 x 16.8 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2507749

Queen Mary (1867-1953) [Alexander Bassano Collection]

Studio of Alexander Bassano (1829-1913)

Queen Mary (1867-1953) [Alexander Bassano Collection] c. 1930

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Description

8.5" x 6.6" acetate film negative (copy) showing a head and soulder length portrait of Queen Mary, her head turned three quarters right. She is wearing a beaded gown, sash, diamond bow-shaped pendant, diamond necklaces, and the Crown of Queen Mary (manufactured for King George V's Coronation in 1911). The portrait is set against a neutral background.

Provenance

Acquired by HM Queen Elizabeth II in 2004
People involved

Creator(s)

Studio of
Search the collection Alexander Bassano (1829-1913)
(photographic agency)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (1926-2022)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Alexander Bassano (1829-1913)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Mary of the United Kingdom (1867-1953)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Acetate film negative

acetate film

acetate film negative

Measurements

21.6 x 16.8 cm (whole object)
Groupings
Category
Photographs
Object type(s)
visual works
photographs
negatives
Subject(s)
Science, Medicine and Technology
Industries, Crafts and Trades
Jewellery
Crowns
Crowns-Queen Mary's Crown (1911)
References

Alternative title(s)

Queen Mary (1867-1953) [Alexander Bassano Collection]

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