Not on display

Poster

1927-1928 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pictorial and typographic hanging card. The poster shows an elephant in a Spanish-style lace headdress and mantilla, holding a rose in its mouth and a tambourine in its trunk.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on card
Brief description
Hanging card advertising Bertram Mills' Circus eighth season at Olympia, featuring an elephant, Olympia, 1927-1928
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic hanging card. The poster shows an elephant in a Spanish-style lace headdress and mantilla, holding a rose in its mouth and a tambourine in its trunk.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 36.9cm
  • Poster width: 23.8cm
Object history
Associated Production: Bertram Mills' Circus. 21.12.1927-24.1.1928. Performance category: circus.
Collection
Accession number
S.167-1994

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Record createdJuly 23, 2010
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