Frontcloth
19th century (made)
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Frontcloth for a Sicilian puppet theatre featuring a central image of an early 19th-century white-faced clown on a yellow background. Around the central image are swagged blue theatrical curtains fringed in gold and tied back with gold tasselled ropes.
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Materials and techniques | painted canvas |
Brief description | Frontcloth for a puppet theatre performance, oil on canvas, Sicilian, 19th century. |
Physical description | Frontcloth for a Sicilian puppet theatre featuring a central image of an early 19th-century white-faced clown on a yellow background. Around the central image are swagged blue theatrical curtains fringed in gold and tied back with gold tasselled ropes. |
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Accession number | S.426-1980 |
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Record created | March 14, 2006 |
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