Not on display

Poster

20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photographic and typographic poster printed in red with a portrait of Clown Roma

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Tour poster advertising Clown Roma, signed
Physical description
Photographic and typographic poster printed in red with a portrait of Clown Roma
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 76.2cm
  • Poster width: 50.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'To my friend John Bates - Who I have known for over 20 years. Sincerely Clown Roma, [illegible]' (Signed by Clown Roma.)
Credit line
Given by the Norfolk Rural Life Museum
Object history
This poster was part of a collection of circus and theatre posters and ephemera collected by John Bates and given to the Norfolk Rural Life Museum by his widow. As the collection fell outside its collecting remit, the Rural Life Museum gave it to the V&A Theatre Museum.
Collection
Accession number
S.737-1984

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Record createdJuly 23, 2010
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