Marie Effie Wilton, Lady Bancroft (1840–1921)
Window and Grove [photographers] London
Category
Photographs
Date
Unknown
Materials
photographic paper, leather and silk
Measurements
140 mm (H)95 mm (W)266 mm (H)210 mm (W)
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Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1246759
Summary
Photograph, Marie Effie Wilton, Lady Bancroft (1840–1921). Signed, 'Sincerely Yrs. Marie E Bancroft'.
Full description
A photograph of Marie Bancroft; it is signed, 'Sincerely Yrs. Marie E Bancroft.' It is in a tooled leather frame with a silk mount with leather flowers in embroidery. Born Marie Effie Wilton in Doncaster in 1840, Marie was an actress who as a child had appeared on stage with her parents. She married Sir Squire Bancroft in December 1867 and was then known as Lady Bancroft. Squire and Marie together managed first the Prince of Wales Theatre and later the Haymarket Theatre. She died in 1921.
Marks and inscriptions
Sincerely Yrs. Marie E. Bancroft (inscribed on front)
Makers and roles
Window and Grove [photographers] London, photographer