Not currently on display at the V&A

Cigar Box Lid

1938-1970
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Great Britain (Produced)

Lid for a cardboard cigar box, including an image of a trickrider and printed 'With Cyril and Bernard Mills' Compliments'.


Object details

Categories
Circus
Entertainment & Leisure
Object type
Cigar box lid
Materials and techniques
Lined cardboard
Cardboard
Printed
Brief description
Lid for a cardboard cigar box, including an image of a trickrider and printed 'With Cyril and Bernard Mills' Compliments'
Physical description
Lid for a cardboard cigar box, including an image of a trickrider and printed 'With Cyril and Bernard Mills' Compliments'. The card is coated in cream stamped paper, including an image of a trickrider balancing a chair on his nose, and a printed note: 'With Cyril and Bernard Mills' Compliments'. The sides of the lid have been removed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.5cm
  • Width: 15.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
With Cyril and Bernard Mills' Compliments
Credit line
Antony Hippisley Coxe Collection
Summary
Lid for a cardboard cigar box, including an image of a trickrider and printed 'With Cyril and Bernard Mills' Compliments'.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.32-2018

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Record createdFebruary 6, 2018
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1430899/cigar-box-lid-unknown/
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