Emily Beecham, Madame Helena Dolli (1874-c.1965)
Foulsham and Banfield [photographers] London
Category
Photographs
Date
1870 - 1940
Materials
Photographic card.
Measurements
127 x 77 mm
Order this imageCollection
Smallhythe Place, Kent
NT 1122221
Summary
Photograph, Emily Beecham, Madame Helena Dolli (1874-c.1965) by Foulsham and Banfield. Emily Beecham was born on 7 April 1874. She was the daughter of Sir Joseph Beecham, 1st Bt. and Josephine Burnett. She died circa 1965, unmarried. She was also known as Madame Helena Dolli. She was an operatic dancing teacher
Provenance
Photograph believed to have been owned by, or given to, Ellen Terry (1847 - 1928) or her daughter Edith Craigh (1869 - 1947) and came to the National Trust in 1939 when Edith Craig transferred Smallhythe Place (including buildings, land and contents) to the Trust.
Marks and inscriptions
Front, below photograph, centre.: MDLLE. HELENA DOLLI. Front, below photograph, right.: Photograph by / Foulisham & Barfield. Ltd. / 49. Old Bond St . W Back, top centre.: POST CARD
Makers and roles
Foulsham and Banfield [photographers] London, photographer