Silk Programme Cover
1962 (made)
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This is the presentation folder that was made for the silk programme for a special performance of the opera Rob Roy at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, 17th October 1962. The yellow printed silk leaf was applied to a sheet of magenta card and designed to fold in three to make the folder. Silk and satin playbills and programmes were commonly produced in the 18th and 19th centuries to mark special evenings at the theatre, often lavishly fringed and sometimes even illustrated with an engraved image, but were rarely produced after the in the mid 20th century.
The wallet features the royal crest and Latin motto for the theatre, a resumé of the story of the opera, and credits for the singers and members of the technical staff. It also notes that the programme was printed in Edinburgh by Messrs R. and R. Clark Ltd., on silk manufactured by Messrs Winterthur Silks Ltd., of Dunfermline. This was the manufacturer who in 1947 wove the silk for the wedding dress of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Sir Norman Hartnell, using silk from Chinese silkworms.
The wallet features the royal crest and Latin motto for the theatre, a resumé of the story of the opera, and credits for the singers and members of the technical staff. It also notes that the programme was printed in Edinburgh by Messrs R. and R. Clark Ltd., on silk manufactured by Messrs Winterthur Silks Ltd., of Dunfermline. This was the manufacturer who in 1947 wove the silk for the wedding dress of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Sir Norman Hartnell, using silk from Chinese silkworms.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed silk |
| Brief description | Sik programme cover produced for the silk programme for the opera Rob Roy, Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, 1962 |
| Physical description | Silk programme cover produced for the silk programme for 'Rob Roy ' at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, 1962. Printed on one side of yellow silk mounted on magenta card and made to be folded in three. Printed in black typography with a crest of a lion and unicorn rampant, a synopsis of the story of 'Rob Roy', and a list of singers, back-stage staff and production credits. |
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| Credit line | Given by the British Theatre Museum Association |
| Production | Made on silk manufactured by Messrs Winterthur Silk Ltd., Dunfermline. |
| Summary | This is the presentation folder that was made for the silk programme for a special performance of the opera Rob Roy at the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, 17th October 1962. The yellow printed silk leaf was applied to a sheet of magenta card and designed to fold in three to make the folder. Silk and satin playbills and programmes were commonly produced in the 18th and 19th centuries to mark special evenings at the theatre, often lavishly fringed and sometimes even illustrated with an engraved image, but were rarely produced after the in the mid 20th century. The wallet features the royal crest and Latin motto for the theatre, a resumé of the story of the opera, and credits for the singers and members of the technical staff. It also notes that the programme was printed in Edinburgh by Messrs R. and R. Clark Ltd., on silk manufactured by Messrs Winterthur Silks Ltd., of Dunfermline. This was the manufacturer who in 1947 wove the silk for the wedding dress of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Sir Norman Hartnell, using silk from Chinese silkworms. |
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| Accession number | S.1225:1-1982 |
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| Record created | September 12, 2006 |
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