Madam Vesta's Grand Classical Exhibition Fairground Show Cloth
Fairground Showfront
ca. 1860 (made)
ca. 1860 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Fairground showfront, advertising Madame Vesta's Grand Classical Exhibition, painted by A. Smith, junior, of Camberwell, London, ca.1860s.
Object details
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| Title | Madam Vesta's Grand Classical Exhibition Fairground Show Cloth (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas, with wooden batons |
| Brief description | Painted fairground showfront, advertising Madame Vesta's Grand Classical Exhibition, ca.1860 |
| Physical description | Painted fairground showfront cloth advertising Madame Vesta's Grand Classical Exhibition, the lettering in white and gold on a green background with, to right, a female figure with flowing hair, wearing an Eastern-inspired costume with bolero and diaphanous knee-length skirt, balancing on one foot and striking a pose. Round the edges of the canvas are painted gold scrolls and leaf-shapes and pink and white roses. Wooden batons at top and bottom. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'A Smith junr / Artist' (Painted inscription, lower left hand corner) |
| Summary | Fairground showfront, advertising Madame Vesta's Grand Classical Exhibition, painted by A. Smith, junior, of Camberwell, London, ca.1860s. |
| Associated object | S.224-1987 (Object) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.225-1987 |
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| Record created | March 26, 2012 |
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