Not currently on display at the V&A

Poster

1938-1939 (made)
Artist/Maker
W. E. Berry Ltd. (printers (people))
Place of origin
Bradford (made)

Pictorial and typographic. The poster shows six performing bears balancing on various equipment.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Circus
Posters
Advertising
Object type
Poster
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Ink
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Hanging card advertising Bertram Mills' Circus, featuring Hagenbeck's Bears, Olympia, 1938-1939
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic. The poster shows six performing bears balancing on various equipment.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 44.2cm
  • Poster width: 31.5cm
Object history
The poster notes that there is a covered garage at Olympia for 1,200 cars for a fee of 1/6d. Associated Production: Bertram Mills' Circus. Company: Hagenbeck's Bears. Olympia, Kensington, London. 22.12.1938-26.1.1939. Performance category: circus.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.4172-1995

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Record createdJuly 30, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1169184/poster-w-e-berry/
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