Printed Ephemera — 1837-1840
Madame Vestris as Apollo
Handcoloured theatrical souvenir plate engraved with a portrait of the actress Madame Vestris in the role of Apollo. The plate is embellished with metal foil tinsel ornaments on the dress, shoes, hat, jewellery and harp. Silk cloth has also been applied for the clothing. This is a particularly fine example of a tinsel portrait and may have been done professionally as a sample. Such sheets would have been sold plain as theatrical souvenirs for colouring and tinselling at home.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 99.132/593
- Object name:
- Madame Vestris as Apollo
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Skelt, Martin and Matthew
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- Production date:
- 1837-1840
- Material:
paper, ink, metal foil, silk
- Measurements/duration:
- H 220 mm, W 167 mm
- Part of:
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 80%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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- Creative commons usage:
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- License this image:
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