Not currently on display at the V&A

Poster

1938-1939 (made)
Artist/Maker
W. E. Berry Ltd. (printers (people))
Place of origin
Bradford (made)

Pictorial and typographic. The image shows the 4 Queens lit by spotlights high above the circus ring, balancing on metal poles.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Circus
Posters
Advertising
Object type
Poster
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Poster advertising Bertram Mills' Circus, featuring The Four Queens, Olympia, 1938-1939
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic. The image shows the 4 Queens lit by spotlights high above the circus ring, balancing on metal poles.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 75.9cm
  • Poster width: 50.9cm
Object history
Associated Production: Bertram Mills' Circus. Performers: 4 Queens (aerial act). Olympia, Kensington, London. 22.12.1938-26.1.1939. Performance category: circus.
Subject depicted
The Four Queens
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.2226-1994

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Record createdJuly 23, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1162889/poster-w-e-berry/
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