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:
- 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