Not currently on display at the V&A

Ticket

1861 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (maker)
Place of origin
London (made)

Theatre ticket giving admission to the dress circle at the Royal English Opera, Covent Garden on 16th December 1861. The performance was cancelled due to the death of Prince Albert.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Entertainment & Leisure
Object type
Ticket
Materials and techniques
letterpress, ink on paper
Ink
Paper
Print-Making
Brief description
Theatre ticket giving admission to the dress circle, Royal English Opera, Covent Garden, 16 December 1861, the performance cancelled due to the death of Prince Albert.
Physical description
Ticket for the Royal English Opera. Ink on yellow paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Width: 11.7cm
Subject depicted
Albert Francis Augustus Charles Emmanuel (Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prince Consort of Queen Victoria of Great Britain)
Summary
Theatre ticket giving admission to the dress circle at the Royal English Opera, Covent Garden on 16th December 1861. The performance was cancelled due to the death of Prince Albert.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.2554-1986

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1113038/ticket-unknown/
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