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Poster

1929-1930 (made)
Artist/Maker
W. E. Berry Ltd. (printers (people))
Place of origin
Bradford (made)

Pictorial and typographic. The poster depicts Adele Nelson standing between two baby elephants with another sitting behind her.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Circus
Posters
Advertising
Object type
Poster
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Poster advertising Bertram Mills' Circus featuring Adele Nelson's Baby Elephants, Olympia, 1929 to 1930
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic. The poster depicts Adele Nelson standing between two baby elephants with another sitting behind her.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 74.3cm
  • Poster width: 100.4cm
Object history
Associated Production: Bertram Mills' Circus. Performers: Adele Nelson (elephant trainer), Adele Nelson's Baby Elephants. Olympia, Kensington, London. 20.12.1929-23.1.1930. Performance category: circus.
Subject depicted
Adele Nelson's Baby Elephants
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.2219-1994

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Record createdJuly 23, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1162883/poster-w-e-berry/
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