Printed Ephemera — 1850-1872
Mrs Shepherd as Lady Macbeth
Souvenir theatrical portrait of the actress Mrs Shepherd in the role of Lady Macbeth. The portrait has been handcoloured and pasted onto card painted with appropriate background scenery. The portrait is embellished with metal foil tinsel ornaments notably on the clothing, dress accessories, armour and weapons. Tartan cotton cloth has also been applied for the clothing. Such plates would have been sold plain as theatrical souvenirs for colouring and tinselling at home. Pre-punched tinsel ornaments were also available from the publisher.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 99.132/681
- Object name:
- Mrs Shepherd as Lady Macbeth
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Redington, John
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- Production date:
- 1850-1872
- Material:
paper, ink, metal foil, cotton
- Measurements/duration:
- H 220 mm, W 191 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:
To license this image for commercial use, please contact the London Museum Picture Library.