Not on display

Poster

ca. 1872 (made)
Artist/Maker
Hugh S. Meller and Co. Ltd. (printers (people))
Place of origin
London (made)

Coloured poster featuring five roundels illustrating scenes from the equestrian entertainment, and an image of a side-saddle female rider in a top hat on a rearing grey horse.

Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Posters
Advertising
Object type
Poster
Materials and techniques
Printed ink on paper
Ink
Paper
Printing
Brief description
Coloured woodcut poster advertising the pantomime The Birth of Beauty: Harlequin the Conqueror, or the Pretty White Horse with the Golden Hoof! at Sanger's Amphitheatre, ca.1872.
Physical description
Coloured poster featuring five roundels illustrating scenes from the equestrian entertainment, and an image of a side-saddle female rider in a top hat on a rearing grey horse.
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.6cm
  • Width: 38.6cm
Object history
Associated Production: Birth of Beauty: Harlequin William the Conqueror!, or, the Pretty White Horse with the Golden Hoof. Sanger's Amphitheatre. ca.1872. Performance category: pantomime, circus, equestrian drama. The poster advertises the performance as taking place in 'The New Grand Amphitheatre', and advertises the theatre as 'Sanger's late Astley's'. The theatre was remodelled in 1872 and went under Sanger's management, so this poster is likely to be fairly soon after 1872. The theatre was condemned as unsafe and demolished in 1893.
Production
Westminster Bridge Road Road, London
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.253-1998

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Record createdAugust 3, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1170938/poster-hugh-s-meller/
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