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The Penny Show

Painting
ca. 1850 (painted)
Artist/Maker

Painting showing performers in front of a 19th-century fairground booth, the roof decorated with urns and a central scallop shell. In the foreground, centre, a barker, wearing a top hat, stands on a ramp and gestures towards the entrance. Various performers in costume stand and sit outside. To left, a man in costume and a clown hold a banner, emblazoned with the words 'Admission One Penny' in capital letters.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Penny Show (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Oil on canvas
Brief description
Painting entitled 'The Penny Show', ca. 1850
Physical description
Painting showing performers in front of a 19th-century fairground booth, the roof decorated with urns and a central scallop shell. In the foreground, centre, a barker, wearing a top hat, stands on a ramp and gestures towards the entrance. Various performers in costume stand and sit outside. To left, a man in costume and a clown hold a banner, emblazoned with the words 'Admission One Penny' in capital letters.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19cm
  • Width: 30.7cm
Bibliographic reference
Ashton, Geoffrey. Catalogue of Paintings at the Theatre Museum, London. ed. James Fowler, London : Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992. 224p. ill. ISBN 1851771026
Collection
Accession number
S.271-1984

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Record createdOctober 31, 2003
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