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Frontcloth

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

Category
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 70.3cm
  • Width: 95.8cm
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
S.426-1980

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Record createdMarch 14, 2006
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