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THE SCENE IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY AT THE CORONATION OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH, JUNE 2ND, 1953


THE QUEEN WEARING ST. EDWARD'S CROWN
Publisher: Raphael Tuck & Sons (English, 1886–1960)
British
about 1953

Medium/Technique Real photograph on card stock.
Dimensions Horizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2015.7938
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPostcards

DescriptionFront: A TUCK CARD C27
Back: divided. Mint.
Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd. REAL PHOTOGRAPH
FINE ART PUBLISHERS BY APPOINTMENT TO THE LATE KING GEORGE VI, H.M. QUEEN ELIZABETH, THE QUEEN MOTHER AND H.M. QUEEN MARY
Printed in England
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)