Poster
ca. 1862 (made)
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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
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| 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 |
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| Object history | Associated Production: Hey Diddle Diddle The Cat and the Fiddle. Effingham Theatre, London. 1862(c). Performance category: pantomime. |
| Production | Snow Hill |
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| Accession number | S.4790-1995 |
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| Record created | August 3, 2010 |
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