Printed Ephemera — 1840
Mr Harding as Tom Bowling
Handcoloured theatrical souvenir sheet engraved with a portrait of the actor Mr Harding in the role of Tom Bowling. Published 28 December 1840 the portrait is embellished with metal foil tinsel ornaments on the buttons, shoe buckles and chatelaine and the clothing is of cloth. Portraits of actors in character were popular theatrical souvenirs. Decorating such portraits with tinsel ornaments was a popular activity in the home.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 99.132/262
- Object name:
- Mr Harding as Tom Bowling
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Park, Archibald Alexander
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- Related places:
47 Leonard Street, London EC2 [City of London], City of London
- Production date:
- 1840
- Material:
paper, ink, metal foil, cloth
- Measurements/duration:
- H 261 mm, W 209 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 80%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- —
- License this image:
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