Photograph of Queen Alexandra (1844-1925) on Alexandra Rose Day, 1916 1916

Gelatin silver photographic print pasted onto card with green wash border | 15.9 x 12.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2106379

Unknown Person

Description

Photograph of Queen Alexandra during the ceremony of Alexandra Rose Day in 1916, when artificial roses made by the disabled were sold in aid of hospitals by women volunteers. The Queen is photographed travelling in the back of an open-top carriage, waving and holding flowers in her left hand and wearing a hat with a veil over her face. There are people visible in the background.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Unknown Person
(photographer)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (1868-1935)

Subject(s)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom (1844-1925)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Gelatin silver photographic print pasted onto card with green wash border

card

gelatin silver print

Measurements

15.9 x 12.8 cm (image)

21.6 x 18.6 cm (mount)
Groupings
Category
Photographs
Object type(s)
visual works
photographs
Subject(s)
Science, Medicine and Technology
Engineering & Technology
Vehicles
Simple transport
Carriages
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Botany
Systematic botany
Flowering plants

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