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Credit
George Robey in drag as a pantomime dame. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
George Robey in drag as a pantomime dame.
- Date:
- [between 1900 and 1909?]
- Reference:
- 2044458i
- Part of:
- The James Gardiner Collection.
- Pictures
- Online
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced April 2022: George Robey in character. Photographic postcard by Foulsham & Banfield, ca. 1905-1910.
Description
Photograph of George Robey wearing a black hat and dame character dress, mopping his face with fabric. George Robey (1869-1954) was a well-known comic actor photographed here with thick painted eyebrows, his signature look.
Publication/Creation
[England] : Rotary photo E. C., [between 1900 and 1909?]
Physical description
1 photographic postcard ; 13.6 x 8.7 cm.
Lettering
Mr. George Robey.
Lettering typed in black ink on bottom recto
Notes
This work is untitled: the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2044458i
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Photograph album labelled ‘Drag'
Location Status Access Closed storesNote