Elsie Kipling, Mrs George Bambridge (1896 – 1976)
British (English) School
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1924
Materials
Watercolour, metal, glass, leather and velvet
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Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 207859
Summary
A watercolour portrait miniature of Elsie Kipling, Mrs George Bambridge (1896 – 1976), British (English) School,1924. A head and shoulders portrait of a woman, turned to the right, gazing to the right, wearing a yellow-flowered dress, with short brown hair and a blue background. One of seven miniatures and one of an identical pair of Mrs Elsie Bambridge as Elsie Kipling in 1924. Painted at the time of her marriage. In a blue velvet-lined leather case.
Provenance
Part of the Bambridge Collection. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 1976 by Mrs Elsie Bambridge (1896-1976).
Makers and roles
British (English) School, miniaturist