CORONATION OF KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH

Creator(s): Frank O. Salisbury (Artist)

Currently in storage

About this object

Scene shows the point in the coronation where the Archbishop is placing the crown on the head of Queen Elizabeth. The Archibishop and the other priests have their backs facing outwards, and are grouped to the left and right of the picture. There are a few ornate chairs and kneelers on the dais. Behind the immediate scene stretches Westminster Abbey, its pews and galleries crowded with viewers.

Object name:

CORONATION OF KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH

Made from:

Paper

Made in:

London, England

Date made:

1937

Size:

20.3 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

55.78

Class:

PRINT

Signature marks:

INSCRIPTION at bottom: The Coronation of King George VI and Queen ELizabeth Westminster Abbey 12th May 1937

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973