Bronze Plaque
Bronze plaque featuring a raised and chased full-length image of David Garrick as King Lear, standing on a stage, posturing to his left. The plaque is set in an unglazed oval wooden frame, with deep relief molding, but is not attached to a backing..
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | bronze, cast and chased |
| Brief description | Framed bronze plaque featuring an image of the 18th century actor-manager David Garrick as King Lear, previously owned by Sir John Gielgud. |
| Physical description | Bronze plaque featuring a raised and chased full-length image of David Garrick as King Lear, standing on a stage, posturing to his left. The plaque is set in an unglazed oval wooden frame, with deep relief molding, but is not attached to a backing.. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Sir John Gielgud |
| Object history | This framed plaque was bequeathed to The Theatre Museum by Sir John Gielgud (1904-2000) and would have been given to him, or purchased by him because of the connection with the actor-manager David Garrick (1717-1779). |
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| Accession number | S.287-2001 |
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| Record created | April 10, 2001 |
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