{"product_id":"betty-nuthall-and-cilly-aussem-country-life-magazine-portrait-july-2-1927","title":"Betty Nuthall and Cilly Aussem Country Life Magazine Portrait July 2 1927","description":"\u003cp\u003eMiss Betty Nuthall and Cilly \"Fraulein\" Aussem Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, July 2 1927. LXII No. 1589\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe featured frontispiece this week is a portrait of \u003cstrong\u003eMiss Betty Nuthall\u003c\/strong\u003e with her first opponent, \u003cstrong\u003eCilly “Fraulein” Aussem\u003c\/strong\u003e, at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Players:\u003c\/strong\u003e Betty Nuthall was a British tennis prodigy, just 16 years old at the time, while Cilly Aussem was one of Germany’s leading players and a major figure in women’s tennis.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Match:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nuthall defeated Aussem in this early-round Wimbledon encounter, a victory that drew great enthusiasm from the crowd.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRivalry:\u003c\/strong\u003e Both players were rising stars of the era and would go on to achieve Grand Slam success.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLegacy:\u003c\/strong\u003e In 1930, Betty Nuthall became the first non-American woman since 1892 to win the U.S. National Championships (now the US Open).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an authentic original page from Country Life magazine, part of the iconic series often affectionately referred to as the “Girls in Pearls” portraits — elegant society images that captured a distinctive era of British publishing and portraiture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSize: Approximately 13.75 x 9 inches (35 x 23 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Very good for its age. As with all vintage magazine pages, light signs of handling or minor age-related blemishes may be present. Please review the large photo carefully for full condition details.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis original Country Life Magazine frontispiece portrait forms part of The Old Map Shop’s curated archive of society portraits published between 1897 and 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Old Map Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52214711812389,"sku":"CL-2902","price":65.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1928\/5511\/files\/Betty-Nuthall-Cilly-Aussem-Country-Life-Frontispiece-1927.jpg?v=1776115249","url":"https:\/\/theoldmapshop.com\/en-ch\/products\/betty-nuthall-and-cilly-aussem-country-life-magazine-portrait-july-2-1927","provider":"The Old Map Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}