Printed Ephemera — 1850-1872
Mr G.V. Brooke as Fabian
Theatrical souvenir portrait plate printed with an engraving of a the actor Mr G.V. Brooke in the role of Fabian. The portrait has been cut out of a paper sheet and stuck onto a piece of card handcoloured with background scenery. The portrait is decorated with metal foil tinsel ornaments on the dress accessories. Cotton and silk cloth has been applied for the clothes. Such portraits would have been sold plain as theatrical souvenirs for colouring and tinselling at home. Marked 'coloured and sold wholesale and retail by J.Redington at his Theatrical Print, Play & Tinsel Warehouse (Hoxton) and J.King (Somers Town)'.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 99.132/671
- Object name:
- Mr G.V. Brooke as Fabian
- 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, silk
- Measurements/duration:
- H 297 mm, W 235 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:
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- License this image:
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