QUEEN ELIZABETH, THE QUEEN MOTHER
Creator(s): Sir Oswald Birley (Artist)
On view in: First Floor Library
About this object
A pencil drawing showing Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, in full length seated on a sofa facing to the left. Her hands are in her lap. She is wearing a bouffant evening gown in satin cream with gold embroidery. It is one of the gowns worn for the official tour of South Africa. She wears a sash across her left shoulder, and tied at her waist. On the sash is the Ribbon of the Garter. The tiara she wears is one of the state jewels designed by the Prince Consort Albert for Queen Victoria. She also wears a necklace. The background is sketched in, indicating a drape or curtain. She appears to be sitting on a couch.
- Object name:
- QUEEN ELIZABETH, THE QUEEN MOTHER
- Made from:
- Pencil on paper
- Made in:
- England
- Date made:
- 1948
- Size:
- 28.6 × 21 cm (11 1/4 × 8 1/4 in.)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 52.13
- Class:
- DRAWING
- Signature marks:
- LABEL on back: A preliminary sketch for the portrait of H.M. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, by Sir Oswald Birley for the Cunard Co., S.S. Queen Elizabeth 1948; on front: H.M. Queen Elizabeth-the Queen Mother by Sir Oswald Birley, A Preliminary sketch for the portrait made for the S.S. Queen Elizabeth, 1948
- Credit line:
- Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973