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Eddison Collection

Album
1817 (published)
Artist/Maker
Kean, Edmund (owner)
Kean, Charles (owners)
Unknown (publisher)
Place of origin
London (published)

Playbill for Iron Chest and Frighten'd to Death at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 23rd April 1817. Eddison Collection.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Prints
Object type
Album
TitleEddison Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Printing ink on paper glued to a paper mount attached to card
Card
Printing Ink
Glue or Paste
Paper
Folding (Process)
Printing
Glueing
Brief description
Playbill for Iron Chest and Frighten'd to Death at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 23rd April 1817. Eddison Collection.
Physical description
Playbill for Iron Chest and Frighten'd to Death at Theatre Royal Drury Lane printed in black ink.
Dimensions
  • Playbill height: 30.6cm
  • Playbill width: 18.1cm
  • Paper mount height: 38.4cm
  • Paper mount width: 28.1cm
  • Album size height: 52.2cm
  • Page only width: 32.8cm
  • Album open width: 65.7cm
Literary references
  • Iron Chest
  • Frighten'd to Death
Summary
Playbill for Iron Chest and Frighten'd to Death at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 23rd April 1817. Eddison Collection.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.696:9-1997

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Record createdAugust 2, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1169431/eddison-collection-album-kean-edmund/
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