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Not currently on display at the V&A

Poster

ca. 1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Alf Cooke Ltd (printers (people))
Place of origin
London (made)

Pictorial and typographic. Framed.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Theatre
Variety
Circus
Posters
Advertising
Object type
Poster
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Printing Ink
Colour Lithography
Brief description
2-sheet tour poster advertising the French comedy juggling troupe The Mongadors, c.1900
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic. Framed.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 225cm
  • Poster width: 101cm
Credit line
Given by Antoinette Chambeyron-Mongador
Object history
Exhibited on wall on Theatre Museum ramp during 1990s, until November 1998. Associated Production: Performer: The Mongadors (juggling and acrobatic troupe). The company comprised Gaston, Jeanne, Georges, Rene and their father Pierre and was formed c.1900. The Trio de la Rambla was formed c.1885. Gaston and Georges were brothers and Jeanne was George's daughter. ca. 1900. Performance category: circus, juggling, acrobatics. Production type: tour.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1048-1986

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Record createdJuly 23, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1161591/poster-alf-cooke-ltd/
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