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Diana of Dobson's

Photograph
1908 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Dover Street Studios Ltd. (photographer)
Place of origin
London (photographed)

Photographic print with Nannie Bennett, Doris Lytton, Lena Ashwell, Christine Silver, and Muriel Vox in Act I of a production of Diana of Dobson's, at Kingsway Theatre, 1908.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Photographs
Portraits
Object type
Photograph
TitleDiana of Dobson's (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photographic print on paper.
Photographic Paper
Paper
Card
Ink
Photography
Brief description
Photographic print of Act I in a production of Diana of Dobson's, at Kingsway Theatre, 1908
Physical description
Photographic print with Nannie Bennett, Doris Lytton, Lena Ashwell, Christine Silver and Muriel Vox in Act I of a production of Diana of Dobson's, at Kingsway Theatre, 1908. The photograph features a scene in a boarding school, a line of five beds are positioned against the back wall with a woman sleeping in each of the beds. The photograph is mounted on cream paper and the logo of the photographic studio is printed in gold ink at the centre top of the mount.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14cm (approximate) (Note: Not including mount)
  • Width: 19.2cm (approximate) (Note: Not including mount)
Credit line
Given by the British Theatre Museum Association
Object history
Given to the British Theatre Museum Association by J. Hubert Dingwall, December 1971.
Subject depicted
Ashwell, Lena
Literary referenceDiana of Dobson's
Summary
Photographic print with Nannie Bennett, Doris Lytton, Lena Ashwell, Christine Silver, and Muriel Vox in Act I of a production of Diana of Dobson's, at Kingsway Theatre, 1908.
Other number
1971/A/125 - BTMA accession number
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.3896-2015

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Record createdDecember 9, 2015
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1326115/diana-of-dobsons-photograph-dover-street-studios/
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