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Pelleas and Melisande

Photograph
1904 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Photographic print showing Mrs. Patrick Campbell and Madam Sarah Bernhardt costumed for a production of Pelleas & Melisande at the Vaudeville Theatre, July 1904.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePelleas and Melisande (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photographic print mounted on cardboard
Brief description
Photographic print showing Mrs. Patrick Campbell and Madam Sarah Bernhardt costumed for a production of Pelleas & Melisande at the Vaudeville Theatre, July 1904
Physical description
Photographic print showing Mrs. Patrick Campbell and Madam Sarah Bernhardt costumed for a production of Pelleas & Melisande at the Vaudeville Theatre, July 1904. The photograph shows the actresses posing with a book and a spinning wheel.
Dimensions
  • Height: 32.5cm (approximate) (Note: Including mount)
  • Width: 18.5cm (approximate) (Note: Including mount)
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'W. & D. Downey / PHOTOGRAPHERS TO H.M. THE KING & H.M. QUEEN ALEXANDRA / 57 & 61, EBURY STREET, LONDON. S W' (Embossed on front )
  • 'Pelleas & Melisande / Vaudeville / July 1 1904 / Mr. Patrick Campbell Madam Sarah Bernhardt' (Hand-written on reverse in ink)
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Subjects depicted
Literary referencePelleas and Melisande
Summary
Photographic print showing Mrs. Patrick Campbell and Madam Sarah Bernhardt costumed for a production of Pelleas & Melisande at the Vaudeville Theatre, July 1904.
Collection
Accession number
S.3909-2015

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Record createdNovember 25, 2015
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