Not on display

Poster

1955 (made)
Artist/Maker
W. E. Berry Ltd. (printers (people))
Place of origin
Bradford (made)
Great Britain (made)

Pictorial and typographic circus advertisement poster. The image shows the three Rogge sisters walking up a sloping plank, spotlights crossing behind them.

Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Posters
Circus
Advertising
Object type
Poster
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Ink
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Poster advertising Bertram Mills' Circus and Menagerie, featuring the Rogge Sisters, Bath, 1955
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic circus advertisement poster. The image shows the three Rogge sisters walking up a sloping plank, spotlights crossing behind them.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 76.1cm
  • Poster width: 50.2cm
Object history
This poster is overposted with a slip giving the details of the performance at Bath. Associated Production: Bertram Mills' Circus. Company: The Rogge Sisters (ball balancers). Royal Victoria Park, Bath. 25.4.1955-27.4.1955. Performance category: circus, menagerie.
Subject depicted
The Rogge Sisters
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.186-1994

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Record createdJuly 23, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1161820/poster-w-e-berry/
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