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Drop Curtain Design

1912 (Painted, Drawn)
Artist/Maker

Design by Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957), for the drop curtain for the stage of The Cave of the Golden Calf, a cabaret theatre club, located at 9 Heddon St. London W1. Opened June 1912.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil, black ink, watercolour on paper.
Brief description
Design by Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957), for the drop curtain for the stage of The Cave of the Golden Calf, a cabaret theatre club, located at 9 Heddon St. London W1. Opened June 1912.
Physical description
Design by Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957), for the drop curtain for the stage of The Cave of the Golden Calf, a cabaret theatre club, located at 9 Heddon St. London W1. Opened June 1912.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.2cm (maximum dimension)
  • Width: 38.7cm (maximum dimension)
Object history
Design by Wyndham Lewis, for the drop curtain for the stage of The Cave of the Golden Calf, a cabaret theatre club, located at 9 Heddon St. London W1. The club opened in June 1912 and ran until 1914, when it went out of business.
Collection
Accession number
S.577-1983

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Record createdMay 12, 2011
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