Printed Ephemera — 1850-1872
Mr E.F. Saville as Union Jack
Theatrical portrait printed with an engraving of the actor Mr E.F.Saville in the role of Union Jack. The portrait has been cut out and stuck on card handcoloured with appropriate background scenery. The portrait is embellished with metal foil tinsel ornaments on the dress buckles, flag pole and sword. Cotton fabric has been applied for the clothing. Such portraits would have been sold plain as theatrical souvenirs for colouring and tinselling at home. Marked as 'Coloured and sold wholesale and retail by J.Redington (Hoxton) at his Theatrical Print, Play and Tinsel Shop and by J.King (Somers Town)'.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 99.132/655
- Object name:
- Mr E.F. Saville as Union Jack
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- King, Jonathan
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Related places:
Camden, Hackney, 208 Hoxton Old Town, London; 45 Chapel Street, Somers Town, London [Camden]
- Production date:
- 1850-1872
- Material:
paper, ink, metal foil, cotton
- Measurements/duration:
- H 298 mm, W 226 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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