The New Woman
Poster
1894 (made)
1894 (made)
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Colour lithograph poster advertising a performance of 'The New Woman' by Sydney Grundy at the Comedy Theatre, London. It has a central illustration of a young woman wearing pince-nez and a black dress with white lace trim. She is seated on a stool in a school room painted olive green and cream. On the wall is a painting of a large key and on the floor, books and papers are strewn, two titles of which can be seen: Naked But Not Ashamed and Man The Betrayer. The scene is on a salmon pink background, with a smoking cigarette in the bottom left corner. The title and author of the play are above the image, on a pale yellow ground. The whole scene is bordered in cream with the text 'From The Comedy Theatre, London' lettered along the bottom.
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Title | The New Woman (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph |
Brief description | Colour lithograph poster advertising a performance of 'The New Woman' by Sydney Grundy at the Comedy Theatre, London. Designed by Albert George Morrow, London, 1894. |
Physical description | Colour lithograph poster advertising a performance of 'The New Woman' by Sydney Grundy at the Comedy Theatre, London. It has a central illustration of a young woman wearing pince-nez and a black dress with white lace trim. She is seated on a stool in a school room painted olive green and cream. On the wall is a painting of a large key and on the floor, books and papers are strewn, two titles of which can be seen: Naked But Not Ashamed and Man The Betrayer. The scene is on a salmon pink background, with a smoking cigarette in the bottom left corner. The title and author of the play are above the image, on a pale yellow ground. The whole scene is bordered in cream with the text 'From The Comedy Theatre, London' lettered along the bottom. |
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Object history | 'The New Woman' by Sydney Grundy, was first produced at the Comedy Theatre, London, 1 September 1894. |
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Other number | 27/E1 - V&A microfiche |
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Accession number | E.2682-1962 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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