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Bertram Mills poster

Poster
1927-1928 (made)
Artist/Maker
W. E. Berry Ltd. (printers (people))
Place of origin
Bradford (made)
Great Britain (made)

Pictorial and typographic. The image shows four crocodiles, in silhouette, swimming with a man who holds open the jaws of one of the crocodiles.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Posters
Advertising
Object type
Poster
TitleBertram Mills poster (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Poster advertising Bertram Mills' Circus, featuring Captain Wall the man who swims with crocodiles, Olympia, 1927-1928
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic. The image shows four crocodiles, in silhouette, swimming with a man who holds open the jaws of one of the crocodiles.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 75.2cm
  • Poster width: 101.3cm
Object history
Associated Production: Bertram Mills' Circus. Performer: Captain Wall. Olympia, Kensington, London. 21.12.1927-24.1.1928. Performance category: circus.
Subject depicted
Wall (Captain)
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.120-1994

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Record createdJuly 23, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1161754/bertram-mills-poster-poster-w-e-berry/
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