Not on display

Poster

Poster
1925-1926 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster advertising Bertram Mills' Circus, featuring 70 lions in one act, Olympia, 1925 to 1926.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePoster (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Brief description
Poster advertising Bertram Mills' Circus, featuring 70 lions in one act, Olympia, 1925 to 1926
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic advertisement poster. The image shows a silhouette of a horse rearing on its hind legs, being ridden by a jockey.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 75cm
  • Poster width: 50.2cm
Object history
This poster notes that tickets are 'On Sale Here'. It describes the circus as the 'Greatest and most expensive aggregation of arenic talent London has ever seen including 70 lions in one act!'. For other posters featuring the lions see S.110- 1994, S.112-1994, S.117-1994, S.772-1984 and S.2217-1994. Associated Production: Bertram Mills' Circus. Olympia, London. 21.12.1925-23.1.1926. Performance category: circus.
Summary
Poster advertising Bertram Mills' Circus, featuring 70 lions in one act, Olympia, 1925 to 1926.
Collection
Accession number
S.109-1994

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Record createdJuly 23, 2010
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