Harlequin, Dame Crump & the Silver Penny
Print
c.1855 (made), c.1900 (published)
c.1855 (made), c.1900 (published)
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Set of toy theatre sheets, 'Webb's Characters & Scenes in Harlequin Dame Crump & the Silver Penny', mounted in a book made of green card, the pages tied together with green ribbon at the spine. Pasted to the cover is a copy of the script of Harlequin Dame Crump and the Silver Penny, or Pig won't get over the stile to-night, published by H.J. Webb, ca.1855. The book contains eight plates of characters, twelve plates of scene, one of 'Webb's Tricks' and one of 'Webb's Transparency'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lithography |
| Brief description | Set of toy theatre lithographs entitled 'Webb's Characters & Scenes in Harlequin, Dame Crump & the Silver Penny', with 22 plates mounted in a book, and a copy of the script pasted to the cover. Great Britain, ca.1855 |
| Physical description | Set of toy theatre sheets, 'Webb's Characters & Scenes in Harlequin Dame Crump & the Silver Penny', mounted in a book made of green card, the pages tied together with green ribbon at the spine. Pasted to the cover is a copy of the script of Harlequin Dame Crump and the Silver Penny, or Pig won't get over the stile to-night, published by H.J. Webb, ca.1855. The book contains eight plates of characters, twelve plates of scene, one of 'Webb's Tricks' and one of 'Webb's Transparency'. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr. Walter Dexter |
| Object history | Acquired by the V&A Prints and Drawings department and transferred to the Theatre Museum (now V&A Theatre & Performance department) in 1981 (see RF1980/2553). |
| Associated object | E.1889-1946 (Set) |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1946. London: Published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, 1949. |
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| Accession number | E.1888-1946 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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