Not currently on display at the V&A

Poster

1878 (made)
Artist/Maker
W. S. Johnson (printers (people))
Place of origin
London (made)
Great Britain (made)

Typographic.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Advertising
Posters
Theatre
Object type
Poster
Materials and techniques
Printing ink on paper
Printing Ink
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Poster advertising Les Cloches de Corneville
Physical description
Typographic.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 43.8cm
  • Poster width: 27.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Stamped with Theatre Museum, V.A.M. stamp.
  • Transliteration
Object history
The poster advertises that this performance is taking place on the morning of Boat-Race Day and is printed in light blue and dark blue, the colours of Oxford and Cambridge. Associated Production: Les Cloches de Corneville. Adapted by: H.B. Farnie. Adapted by: R. Reece. Composer: Planquett. Folly Theatre, London. 13.4.1878. Performance category: opera bouffe. This production first appeared at the Folly Theatre on the 23rd February 1878, and S.2521-2522-1994 are posters for the first appearance.
Production
Nassau Steam Press, 60/69 St Martin's Lane, WC
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.2523-1994

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Record createdJuly 27, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1163233/poster-w-s-johnson/
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