Mrs. Patrick Campbell, actress, circa 1900

Subjects: Portraits Women's History
Card type: Private mailing card
Date: c. 1898 (Early)

Back of Mrs. Patrick Campbell, actress, circa 1900, c. 1898 private mailing card postcard — Back

About this postcard

A head-and-shoulders studio portrait of Mrs. Patrick Campbell, her hands raised to her cheeks. The caption gives her stage name; she was born Beatrice Stella Tanner and became one of the leading British actresses of the late Victorian and Edwardian stage. Her reputation rested on forceful, modern roles, especially the title part in Arthur Wing Pinero's The Second Mrs. Tanqueray, and later on Eliza Doolittle in George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, a part written with her in mind. Portrait cards of stage performers were popular souvenirs and publicity items at the turn of the century.

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Condition	Fair
Notes	Red/magenta halftone on cream stock with plain border; heavy foxing and staining, edge wear and small losses at corners and top edge. No postmark, address, or message — back is entirely blank apart from the printed heading. Undivided back with "Private Mailing Card / THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY" and a stamp box reading "STAMP HERE / DOMESTIC, 1c. / FOREIGN, 2c." (the 1898–1901 private mailing card era). Cream stock with foxing, edge wear, and several pinholes/rust stains; dealer marks "AA" and "M" at top. Front is a red halftone portrait with a white border, captioned "MRS. PATRICK CAMPBELL."

Condition

Fair

Notes

Red/magenta halftone on cream stock with plain border; heavy foxing and staining, edge wear and small losses at corners and top edge. No postmark, address, or message — back is entirely blank apart from the printed heading. Undivided back with "Private Mailing Card / THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY" and a stamp box reading "STAMP HERE / DOMESTIC, 1c. / FOREIGN, 2c." (the 1898–1901 private mailing card era). Cream stock with foxing, edge wear, and several pinholes/rust stains; dealer marks "AA" and "M" at top. Front is a red halftone portrait with a white border, captioned "MRS. PATRICK CAMPBELL."

Cite this card

Mrs. Patrick Campbell, actress, circa 1900, postcard, c. 1898. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/mrs-patrick-campbell-actress-circa-1900. Accessed November 2, 2026.