Eddie Edwards, an actor in drag, wearing a white fabric robe, holding a bouquet of flowers. Photographic postcard by L.E. Muller, 191-.

  • Muller, Louis Edward, 1876-1960.
Date:
[between 1910 and 1919?]
Reference:
2043514i
Part of:
The James Gardiner Collection.
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Eddie Edwards, an actor in drag, wearing a white fabric robe, holding a bouquet of flowers. Photographic postcard by L.E. Muller, 191-. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

He is glancing to the side, with a pin clip in his hair. The photograph has soft focused edges due to the lighting of the shot.

Publication/Creation

[Hackney] (45 Kingsland Road N.) : L.E. Muller photographer, [between 1910 and 1919?]

Physical description

1 photographic postcard : sepia print ; 8.3 x 13.2 cm

Contributors

Lettering

Best wishes, Eddie Edwards

Notes

The following description was provided by James Gardiner: "A charming studio shot of Eddie Edwards in romantic draped drag with a large bouquet of spring flowers. Beautifully coiffed and made-up, he is almost certainly [a] professional or semi-professional performer."
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2043514i

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Where to find it

  • Military, naval, and prisoner-of-war camp drag

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