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Orlando Dando

Poster
1898 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Hassall, John (RI, RWA) (designer)
Place of origin
England (issued)

'Orlando Dando. The Volunteer'. Colour lithograph poster advertising a production of the musical comedy by Basil Hood and Walter Slaughter. Signed.


Object details

Categories
Advertising
Prints
Entertainment & Leisure
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleOrlando Dando
Materials and techniques
Colour lithography
Printing Ink
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'Orlando Dando. The Volunteer'. Colour lithograph poster advertising a production of the musical comedy by Basil Hood and Walter Slaughter. Designed by John Hassall. England. 1898.
Physical description
'Orlando Dando. The Volunteer'. Colour lithograph poster advertising a production of the musical comedy by Basil Hood and Walter Slaughter. Signed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.7cm
  • Width: 36.5cm
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 Miss Evelyn Wilson
Historical context
'Orlando Dando' was a musical comedy by Basil Hood and Walter Slaughter, which opened at the Grand Theatre, Fulham, 1 August 1898.
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.
Other number
17/E7 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1370-1935

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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