MR. ELTON AS SIR KENNETH OF SCOTLAND DISGUISED AS THE NUBIAN SLAVE
Print
c.1830 (printed)
c.1830 (printed)
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Tinsel print depicting Mr Elton as Sir Kenneth of Scotland disguised as the Nubian Slave. One of a set of 19 tinsel pictures of stage and theatre scenes. Published in London by J. L. Marks, early 19th c.
Tinsel prints were created from etched portraits of theatrical stars in popular roles they played on the London stage. They were hand-painted in watercolour and decorated with scraps of material and tinsel additions. They were popular during the first half of the 19th century and were considered an adult, rather than a child's hobby. By the 1830s it was possible to buy the tinsel, leather and feather ornaments to go with each image.
Tinsel prints were created from etched portraits of theatrical stars in popular roles they played on the London stage. They were hand-painted in watercolour and decorated with scraps of material and tinsel additions. They were popular during the first half of the 19th century and were considered an adult, rather than a child's hobby. By the 1830s it was possible to buy the tinsel, leather and feather ornaments to go with each image.
Object details
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| Title | MR. ELTON AS SIR KENNETH OF SCOTLAND DISGUISED AS THE NUBIAN SLAVE (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed paper, hand-coloured, with fabric and foil additions |
| Brief description | Tinsel print depicting Mr Elton as Sir Kenneth of Scotland disguised as the Nubian Slave. One of a set of 19 tinsel pictures of stage and theatre scenes. Published in London by J. L. Marks, early 19th c. |
| Physical description | Hand-coloured and tinselled print of Mr Elton as Sir Kenneth of Scotland disguised as the Nubian Slave, with fabric additions, standing in front of a field of tents in which can be seen a small image of two characters about to stab another. Mr Elton is wearing a golden breastplate and greaves, and is looking to his right, wearing voluminous knee-length white breeches, a Moorish hat decorated with a crescent finial and purple plumes, and holds a circular silver shield in his left hand and a curved scimitar in his right. |
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| Literary reference | Nubian Slave |
| Summary | Tinsel print depicting Mr Elton as Sir Kenneth of Scotland disguised as the Nubian Slave. One of a set of 19 tinsel pictures of stage and theatre scenes. Published in London by J. L. Marks, early 19th c. Tinsel prints were created from etched portraits of theatrical stars in popular roles they played on the London stage. They were hand-painted in watercolour and decorated with scraps of material and tinsel additions. They were popular during the first half of the 19th century and were considered an adult, rather than a child's hobby. By the 1830s it was possible to buy the tinsel, leather and feather ornaments to go with each image. |
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| Accession number | E.112-1969 |
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| Record created | July 10, 2008 |
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