Printed Ephemera — 1845-1870
Tinsel ornament
Retailer's stock sheet comprising 21 small folded paper packages applied to a sheet of card which also has two cut out paper portraits of the actor Mr Honor in the role of the Fire King. One of the portraits is uncoloured, the other has applied cotton clothing and tinsel armour. The packages contain tinsel ornaments used to decorate the associated theatrical portraits. Each package has handwritten stock notes referring to the contents within and an example of the contents stuck to the top of each of the packages which are bound with cotton thread. The ornaments include metal foil armour and dress accessories in pink, gold, green and blue. Such packages would be sold, either individually or as a set, for the tinselling of theatrical portraits at home.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 99.132/986
- Object name:
- tinsel ornament
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
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- Production date:
- 1845-1870
- Material:
metal foil, paper, card, cotton
- Measurements/duration:
- H 306 mm, W 255 mm
- Part of:
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- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
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- Creative commons usage:
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- License this image:
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