Not currently on display at the V&A

Poster

1868 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pictorial and typographic. Depcits a London street scene, London gambling den, St. Paul's viewed from under the arches by the Thames.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lithograph, hand coloured
Brief description
Poster advertising After Dark - A Tale of London Life at Princess's Theatre, London, 1868
Physical description
Pictorial and typographic. Depcits a London street scene, London gambling den, St. Paul's viewed from under the arches by the Thames.
Dimensions
  • Poster height: 75.7cm
  • Poster width: 50.3cm
Object history
Although Webb did not print this poster, he probably collected it because he was preparing toy theatre sheets for this production. Associated Production: After Dark - A Tale of London Life. Playwright: Dion Boucicoult. Princess's Theatre, London. 12.8.1868. Performance category: melodrama.
Production
12 Frith Street, London. Printer name: Henry Siebe.
Collection
Accession number
S.4791-1995

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Record createdAugust 3, 2010
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