Royalty
THE CORONATION OF GEORGE V AND QUEEN MARY
[GEORGE V
(1865-1936, King of Great Britain) & his Queen MARY (of Teck, 1867-1953)]
Exceptional Silk Programme of the State Performance at the Royal Opera House,
In Honour of the Coronatio of King George the Fifth and Queen Mary the programme starts with 'God Save the King' and then has excerpts from 'Aida', 'Romeo et Juliette', 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia' and 'Le Pavillon d'Armide' performed by various of the eminent artists of the day including Kirby LUNN (1873-1930 Contrlo), Dame Nellie MELBA (1861-1931, Australian Soprano), Mme TETRAZZINI (Luisa, 1871-1940, Italian Soprano), John McCORMACK (1884-1945, Irish Tenor) and many others, the border is decorated in gold, red and blue with images of the King and Quen in profile at the head with the Royal crest at the head and their intwined initials at the bottom and the whole is fringed, 16½ x 10½, Covent Garden, 26th June
Item Date: 1911
£575
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Background
George and Mary's coronation took place at Westminster Abbey on 22 June 1911,[15] and was celebrated by the Festival of Empire in London.
the centre fold is worn but generally the condition is good
Stock No. 39026
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