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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Brighton (printed)

Silk programme on cream silk in black typography. Produced for The Benefit of R. Thomas with 'Chapter of Accidents', 'The Catch-Club' and 'Chrononhotonthologos', Theatre Brighthelmson, 7th October 1789. Printed silk, Gerald Morice Collection.

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Category	Entertainment & Leisure
Object type	Silk programme
Materials and techniques	Printed silk Ink Silk (Textile) Silk (Textile) Printing Printed
Brief description	Silk programme on cream silk in black typography. Produced for The Benefit of R. Thomas with 'Chapter of Accidents', 'The Catch-Club' and 'Chrononhotonthologos', Theatre Brighthelmson, 7th October 1789. Printed silk, Gerald Morice Collection.
Physical description	Cream silk programme printed in black ink printed with the name of the theatre, the date and that it was 'by the desire of the Hon. Mrs. North', giving details of the performance of the curtain-raiserThe Chapter of Accidents preceding the farce The Catch Club followed by the comic afterpiece Chrononhotonontherlogos
Dimensions	Height: 23.5cm Width: 21.0cm
Marks and inscriptions	Transliteration
Credit line	Given by Gerald Morice
Summary	Silk programme on cream silk in black typography. Produced for The Benefit of R. Thomas with 'Chapter of Accidents', 'The Catch-Club' and 'Chrononhotonthologos', Theatre Brighthelmson, 7th October 1789. Printed silk, Gerald Morice Collection.
Other number	S.11-1994 - Cancelled number
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.20-1998

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Record created	July 1, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1113300/silk-programme-unknown/

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