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Parisiana

Photograph
1905 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Studio photograph of Parisiana, at the Alhambra Theatre, 1905.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleParisiana (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Photograph mounted on card
Brief description
Stage photograph of Parisiana, Scene 1, at the Alhambra Theatre, 1905.
Physical description
Photograph of Parisiana, at the Alhambra Theatre, 1905. The image shows scene 1, depicting a marketplace, dated at 'about 1790'. The image shows a group of soldiers standing behind a male and female character raising their hands.
Dimensions
  • Photograph height: 21.3cm
  • Photograph width: 29.0cm
  • Mount height: 25.2cm
  • Mount width: 30.4cm
Credit line
Alfred Moul Collection / Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Object history
This photograph is part of an archival collection relating to the Alhambra Theatre, London, under the management of Alfred Moul. It was given to the V&A's Gabrielle Enthoven Collection before the formation of the V&A Theatre Museum. The collection comprises papers, correspondence, scripts and photographs covering the period 1902-1913 and has been assigned the archive number THM/75. Photographs of Alhambra ballets have been treated as museum objects and have been formally accessioned.
Summary
Studio photograph of Parisiana, at the Alhambra Theatre, 1905.
Associated object
THM/75 (Archive record)
Collection
Accession number
S.917-2017

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Record createdSeptember 20, 2017
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