Not on display

Poster

ca. 1862 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pictorial and typographic. Central image of white-faced clown's head surrounded by holly. With an image of a Herculean balancing act, and scenes from the Harleuinde performed by Pantaloon, Columbine and Harlequin, characters descended fromItalian Commedia dell'Arte characters

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lithograph
Brief description
Poster advertising the pantomime Hey Diddle Diddle The Cat and the Fiddle at the Effingham Theatre, Whitchapel Road, c.1862. Colour lithograph.
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic. Central image of white-faced clown's head surrounded by holly. With an image of a Herculean balancing act, and scenes from the Harleuinde performed by Pantaloon, Columbine and Harlequin, characters descended fromItalian Commedia dell'Arte characters
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 76cm
  • Poster width: 51cm
Object history
Associated Production: Hey Diddle Diddle The Cat and the Fiddle. Effingham Theatre, London. 1862(c). Performance category: pantomime.
Production
Snow Hill
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
S.4790-1995

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Record createdAugust 3, 2010
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