Decorative arts — C. 1916
Miniature
A small placque is attached to the back of this miniature which reads: "Miss Gertie Millar in 'Bric-a-Brac' from Orchard Cottage". After the death of her second husband in 1932, Gertie Millar returned to England from France, where she had been living since 1924, and moved to Orchard Cottage in Surrey.
The revue Bric-a-Brac ran from 18 September 1915 for roughly a year at The Palace theatre in Shaftesbury Avenue, London. It consisted of seven scenes, the most famous of which was probably Scene VII called 'On the Tiles'. Gertie Millar performed as 'A Jumping Jack' with 16 similarly clad chorus girls all wearing 'flam-coloured tousled wigs' (The Stage).
According to the Tatler (29 September 1915) On the Tiles was ‘the most beautiful scene of all … so exquisite as to make a success of the revue without anything else. When the curtain rises you hear a sigh of rapture go all around the house.’
- Category:
- Decorative arts
- Object ID:
- 60.97/2
- Object name:
- miniature
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- Production date:
- c. 1916
- Material:
paper, metal
- Measurements/duration:
- H 29 mm (without ring), W 98 mm, D 8 mm (overall)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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