Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

PORTRAIT

Date Range From

1936

Date Range To

1952

Materials

PAPER, WOOD, GLASS, BRASS

No. Pieces

3

Description

1. GEORGE VI & ELIZABETH: 2.1CM (H) X 65.5CM (L) X 50.8CM (W). BLACK AND WHITE OFFICIAL STUDIO SITTING HAS COUPLE STANDING AND SHOWS THEM FROM THE KNEES UP. GEORGE IS ON THE LEFT AND WEARING TWO MALTESE CROSSES FROM HIS NECK. HOLDING A SWORD AND CLOTH IN HIS LEFT HAND AND A HAT IN HIS RIGHT. ELIZABETH IS ON THE RIGHT OF THE PICTURE AND IS WEARING A TIERRA AND SIX STRANDS OF PEARLS. HER DRESS IS SLEEVELESS AND HANDS ARE CLASPED. THEY ARE BOTH LOOKING SLIGHTY TO THEIR RIGHT. BOTTOM LEFT OF PICTURE READS "DOROTHY WILDING LONDON.". PICTURE HAS WHITE BORDER AND ON LEFT BELOW PHOTO READS "COPYRIGHT DOROTHY WILDING, LONDON." AND RIGHT READS "PRODUCED IN ENGLAND.". FRAME IS WOOD WITH GILTED FINISH. HAS STRAIGHT RECTANGULAR EDGE WITH SLOPED FACING PIECE OUTSIDE OF INNER LIP. OUTER EDGE HAS GROUPS OF THREE DECORATIVE CURVED GROOVES ON TOP. BACK IS COVERED IN BROWN PAPER AND HAS TWO ROUND HOOKS ON EITHER SIDE OF PHOTO ONE-THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN. HAS BRASS WIRE TWISTED ON HOOKS AND PULLED ACROSS BACK FOR HANGING. HAS GLASS COVER ON FRONT. PAPER ON BACK IS RIPPED ON TOP AND RIGHT; ONE HOOK IS BENT; HAS MINOR SURFACE DIRT. WHITE STRING IN ONE HOOK. PAINT ON FRAME IS FLAKING AND EXPOSES PRIMER IN SOME PLACES, AND WOOD IN TOP RIGHT. GLASS HAS SURFACE DIRT. 2. GEORGE VI: SAME AS ABOVE EXCEPT PHOTO IS OF GEORGE FROM WAIST UP, SITTING ON A CHAIR. HAS A GOLD RING ON LITTLE FINGER, WITH A CURTAIN BACKGROUND. ALSO READS ON LEFT BORDER "PETER . NORTH, LONDON." AND LEFT READS "PRODUCED IN ENGLAND. COPYRIGHT.". PAINT IS NOT MISSING ON TOP RIGHT AS ABOVE. 3. ELIZABETH: SAME AS #1 EXCEPT IS OF ELIZABETH SITTING ON A BENCH LOOKING TO HER LEFT. LEFT HAND RESTS ON BENCH, AND RIGHT IS RESTING ON THE BACK OF HER HAND ON HER LAP. SAME OUTFIT AS #1. HAS SPOTS OF DIRT ON FRAME. SMALL RIPS IN PAPER, A LARGER ONE IS ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT.

Subjects

DOCUMENTARY ARTIFACT

Historical Association

COMMEMORATIVE

History

SEE FILE P19930072001-GA. PHOTO OF GEORGE VI WAS TAKEN AT CORONATION, AND HUNG IN WINDOW (SEE ARCHIVAL PHOTOS).

Catalogue Number

P19930072002

Acquisition Date

1993-06

Collection

Museum

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