Olive Terry, Mrs Chaplin.
Unknown [name retired]
Category
Photographs
Date
1949 - 1961
Materials
Photographic paper on card mount in a black painted wood frame with glass.
Measurements
249 mm (H); 288 mm (W); 148 mm (H); 200 mm (W)
Place of origin
Smallhythe Place
Collection
Smallhythe Place, Kent
NT 1119267
Summary
Photograph of Olive Chaplin outside the museum. She was curator from 1949 - 1961 (Olive Chaplin was the daughter of Ellen Terry's sister Florence). Framed and glazed.
Provenance
Photograph believed to have been owned by, or given to, Ellen Terry (1847-1928) or her daughter Edith Craig (1869-1947) and came to National Trust in 1939 when Edith Craig transferred Smallhythe Place (including buildings, land and contents) to the Trust.
Marks and inscriptions
Front, below photograph.: Olive Chaplin, / Curator, Ellen Terry Memorial, / 1949-1961. Back, bottom centre.: Mealands (Knightsbridge) Ltd. 11 & 12 Knightsbridge Green, London, S.W.1
Makers and roles
Unknown [name retired], photographer Mealands Ltd., framemaker