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The French Maid

Poster
ca.1897 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Hassall, John (RI, RWA) (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (printed)

'The French Maid'. Colour lithograph poster advertising the musical comedy by B. Hood and W. Slaughter. Signed.


Object details

Categories
Posters
Theatre
Entertainment & Leisure
Advertising
Prints
Object type
Poster
TitleThe French Maid
Materials and techniques
Colour lithography
Printing Ink
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'The French Maid'. Colour lithograph poster advertising the musical comedy by B. Hood and W. Slaughter. Designed by John Hassall. Great Britain. ca.1897.
Physical description
'The French Maid'. Colour lithograph poster advertising the musical comedy by B. Hood and W. Slaughter. Signed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 72.5cm
  • Width: 51.5cm
Dimensions taken from: Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Marks and inscriptions
Signed.
Credit line
Given by Noel D. Sheffield
Historical context
'The French Maid' was a musical comedy by B. Hood and W. Slaughter, produced at the Metropole Theatre, London, 6 May 1896, and subsequently at Terry’s Theatre, London, 24 April 1897.
Subject depicted
Theatre
Bibliographic references
  • Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
  • Malhotra, R. and Thon, C., eds. Das frühe Plakat in Europa und den USA: Ein Bestandskatalog, Band I, Grossbritannien; Vereinigte Staaten von Nordamerika. Berlin. 1973.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1939, published under the Authority of the Ministry of Education, London, 1950
Other number
17/E5 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.535-1939

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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