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Poster

Poster
1951 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Programme poster for The D'Oyly Carte Opera company, 16 July 1951, featuring The Yeomen of the Guard [and] The Mikado [and] The Gondoliers [and] Iolanthe [and] Ruddigore [and] Cox and Box [and] H.M.S. Pinafore [and] Patience [and] Trial by Jury [and] The Pirates of Penzance.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePoster (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Brief description
Programme poster for The D'Oyly Carte Opera company, 16 July 1951, featuring The Yeomen of the Guard [and] The Mikado [and] The Gondoliers [and] Iolanthe [and] Ruddigore [and] Cox and Box [and] H.M.S. Pinafore [and] Patience [and] Trial by Jury [and] The Pirates of Penzance
Physical description
Programme poster for The D'Oyly Carte Opera company, 16 July 1951, featuring The Yeomen of the Guard [and] The Mikado [and] The Gondoliers [and] Iolanthe [and] Ruddigore [and] Cox and Box [and] H.M.S. Pinafore [and] Patience [and] Trial by Jury [and] The Pirates of Penzance.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 50.6cm
  • Poster width: 31.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Stamped with Enthoven collection, V.A.M. stamp.
  • Transliteration
Object history
Associated Production: The Yeomen of the Guard, The Mikado, The Gondoliers, Iolanthe, Ruddigore, Cox and Box, H.M.S. Pinafore, Patience, Trial by Jury, Pirates of Penzance. Librettist: W.S. Gilbert. Composer: Arthur Sullivan. The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. Savoy Theatre, Strand, London. 16.7.1951. Performance category: comic opera.
Production
68/70 Wardour Street, London
Collection
Accession number
S.4058-1994

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Record createdJuly 27, 2010
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