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Poster

Poster
1865 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster advertising a production of The Serf, or, Love Levels All, by Tom Taylor at the Olympic Theatre, London, ca. 1865.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePoster (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph on paper
Brief description
Poster advertising a production of The Serf, or, Love Levels All, by Tom Taylor at the Olympic Theatre, London, ca. 1865
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic poster advertising a production of The Serf, or, Love Levels All, by Tom Taylor at the Olympic Theatre, London, ca. 1865. The poster features a scene in which two men are fighting. One of the men has been forced to the floor, the other is leaning over him a knife clasped in his right hand. Two other figures are watching the fight, one, a woman, is standing in the foreground, the other, a man, is standing in a doorway at the rear of the room, he is holding a gun and is aiming it towards the fighting men.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 34.8cm
  • Poster width: 43.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
Object history
Associated Production: The Serf, or, Love Levels All. Playwright: T. Taylor. Olympic Theatre, London. ?.?.1865. Performance category: drama.
Production
12 Frith Street, London
Summary
Poster advertising a production of The Serf, or, Love Levels All, by Tom Taylor at the Olympic Theatre, London, ca. 1865.
Collection
Accession number
S.3071-1994

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Record createdJuly 27, 2010
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