The Benefit of Madame Cousins
Silk Programme
1862 (made)
1862 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Silk programme for the benefit of Madame Cousins at Lewis's Australian Hippodrome, Shanghai, 11 March 1862.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Benefit of Madame Cousins (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed silk |
| Brief description | Cream silk programme for the benefit of Madame Cousins at Lewis's Australian Hippodrome, Shanghai, 11 March 1862 |
| Physical description | Silk programme, black typography on cream silk, listing the acts appearing in Madame Cousins's benefit, edged with a border of printed faces. Illustrated with a woodcut showing Madame Cousins sitting on a chair on a tightrope with a table balanced in front of her. There are two candles, a bottle and a glass on the table, and Madame Cousins raises a second glass in her left hand. |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss I. Scouloudi |
| Summary | Silk programme for the benefit of Madame Cousins at Lewis's Australian Hippodrome, Shanghai, 11 March 1862. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.3-1981 |
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| Record created | April 13, 2021 |
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