Printed Ephemera — 1850-1872
Tinsel print
Handcoloured theatrical souvenir portrait plate printed with an engraving of an unnamed actor in character role fighting three lions. The portrait has been cut out and pasted onto card handcoloured with appropriate background scenery. The portrait is embellished with metal foil tinsel ornaments notably on the clothing, dress accessories, armour and weapons. Cotton cloth has also been applied for the clothing and the lions. Such plates would have been sold plain as theatrical souvenirs for colouring and tinselling at home. Marked 'Sold Wholesale and Retail by J.Redington at his Theatrical Print, Play & Tinsel Shop 208 Hoxton Old Town and Jonathan King 45 Chapel St., Somers Town'.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 99.132/696
- Object name:
- tinsel print
- 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:
card, ink, cotton, metal foil
- Measurements/duration:
- H 270 mm, W 224 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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