'Mr T. P. Cook as William'
Print
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Full length male figure against a nautical background, wearing early 19th century naval uniform with a sabre, lunging to left with head facing right and arms outstretched, his sailor hat held in the left hand. The jacket sleeves, fronts and lining, waistcoat, trousers and scabbard have been cut away and backed with pale blue silk for the jacket, slate grey for the lining, pale red for the waistcoat, across which a blue fabric band with an anchor motif fixed centre, the same fabric backing the scabbard, and white shaded blue for the trousers. The buttons are tinsel jewels and from the waist hangs a gold tinsel star on a tinsel jewel 'chain'. Titled: Mr. T. P. Cook as William. Copper plate engraving coloured by hand with fabric and tinsel additions, the figure and background cut from the plate and mounted. Published by A Park, No 61.
Object details
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| Title | 'Mr T. P. Cook as William' |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving coloured by hand with fabric and tinsel additions on paper mounted on card |
| Brief description | 'Mr T P Cook as William' in the nautical melodrama Black Eyed Susan by Douglas Jerrold, Surrey Theatre, 1829. Copper plate engraving coloured by hand with fabric and tinsel additions, the figure and background cut from the plate and mounted. Published by A Park, No 61. |
| Physical description | Full length male figure against a nautical background, wearing early 19th century naval uniform with a sabre, lunging to left with head facing right and arms outstretched, his sailor hat held in the left hand. The jacket sleeves, fronts and lining, waistcoat, trousers and scabbard have been cut away and backed with pale blue silk for the jacket, slate grey for the lining, pale red for the waistcoat, across which a blue fabric band with an anchor motif fixed centre, the same fabric backing the scabbard, and white shaded blue for the trousers. The buttons are tinsel jewels and from the waist hangs a gold tinsel star on a tinsel jewel 'chain'. Titled: Mr. T. P. Cook as William. Copper plate engraving coloured by hand with fabric and tinsel additions, the figure and background cut from the plate and mounted. Published by A Park, No 61. |
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| Credit line | Cyril W. Beaumont Bequest |
| Object history | The print depicts T P Cooke as William in Douglas Jerrold's nautical melodrama Black Eyed Susan, which ran for over 400 performances at the Surrey Theatre, London, in 1829. The print came to the Museum as part of the Cyril Beaumont Bequest. Historical significance: The making of tinsel prints was a popular past-time in the early 19th century. This print commemorates one of the most popular nautical melodramas of the first half of the century, running for 400 consecutive performances, and enjoying several revivals. |
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| Literary reference | Black Eyed Susan |
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| Accession number | S.363-2000 |
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| Record created | January 25, 2001 |
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