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The Lady Slavey poster

Poster
ca. 1894 (made)
Artist/Maker
David Allen & Sons (printers (people))
Place of origin
Belfast (made)

Pictorial and typographic.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Advertising
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleThe Lady Slavey poster (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Poster advertising touring production of The Lady Slavey, c.1894
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 76.5cm
  • Poster width: 50.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
Stamped with Enthoven collection, V.A.M. stamp.
Object history
This poster is one of several that were produced to advertise the play on tour - see also S.519, S.520 and S.521-1995. Details about venue and dates would have been overposted. Associated Production: The Lady Slavey. Playwright: George Dance. Composer: John Crook. 1894(c). Performance category: musical comedy. Production type: tour. The original production of this musical comedy was at The Avenue Theatre (20.10.1894) which is why the touring posters are filed in the Avenue file.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.522-1995

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Record createdJuly 29, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1165625/the-lady-slavey-poster-poster-david-allen/
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