Printed Ephemera — 1851-1860
Obi or Three Fingered Jack
Handcoloured theatrical souvenir portrait plate printed with an engraving of an unnamed actor in the role of Obi or Three Fingered Jack. Published by Crawford and sold by John Redington (Hoxton Old Town). Such portraits would have been sold as theatrical souvenirs for colouring and tinselling at home. The portrait is torn down one side.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 99.132/746
- Object name:
- Obi or Three Fingered Jack
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Crawford, Redington, John
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Related places:
Camden, Hackney, 3 Dean Street, Holborn, London [Camden]; 208 Hoxton Old Town, London [Hackney]
- Production date:
- 1851-1860
- Material:
paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 205 mm, W 173 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- 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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