Hamlet
Playbill
1854 (designed)
1854 (designed)
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| Place of origin |
In the first half of the 19th century playbills were predominantly printed with a letterpress. This process involved covering wood or metal letters (cut out in reverse) with ink and then clamping them into a frame holding a paper sheet. The size of the typography determined the most important information for readers: the name of the theatre, its productions and its stars.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Hamlet (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Letterpress printed |
| Brief description | Playbill for Hamlet, Theatre Royal Portsmouth, 1854 |
| Physical description | Letterpress printed playbill for Hamlet, 4th May 1854, at the Theatre Royal Portsmouth. The production starred Mr. Charles Dillon as the title character, and was followed by the farce Box & Cox: Married and Settled. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by John Pearce |
| Summary | In the first half of the 19th century playbills were predominantly printed with a letterpress. This process involved covering wood or metal letters (cut out in reverse) with ink and then clamping them into a frame holding a paper sheet. The size of the typography determined the most important information for readers: the name of the theatre, its productions and its stars. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.648-2016 |
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| Record created | October 18, 2016 |
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