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Design for a back-cloth

Theatre Design
1888 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Distemper design for a back-cloth, probably for a theatrical production of 'Macbeth'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDesign for a back-cloth (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Distemper design
Brief description
Distemper design by Hawes Craven for a back-cloth, probably for a theatrical production of 'Macbeth' at the Lyceum, December 29, 1888.
Physical description
Distemper design for a back-cloth, probably for a theatrical production of 'Macbeth'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15in
  • Width: 23.25in
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Given by R. C. McCleery, Esq.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1924, published under the Authority of the Board of Education, London, 1926.
Collection
Accession number
E.2188-1924

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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