Printed Ephemera — 1835-1863
Mr Heslop as Sir Avelon de Beriot
Handcoloured theatrical souvenir plate engraved with a portrait of the actor Mr Helsop in the role of Sir Avelon de Beriot. The portrait is embellished with metal foil tinsel ornaments, notably on the dress accessories, armour and weapons. The clothing is of cotton. The portrait and some uncoloured background scenery has been cut from a paper sheet and mounded on plain card. Such portraits would have been sold for 1d plain as theatrical souvenirs for colouring and tinselling at home.
- Category:
- Printed Ephemera
- Object ID:
- 99.132/1041
- Object name:
- Mr Heslop as Sir Avelon de Beriot
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Park, Archibald Alexander
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- Related events:
- Related places:
47 Leonard Street, London EC2 [City of London], City of London
- Production date:
- 1835-1863
- Material:
paper, ink, tinsel foil, cotton
- Measurements/duration:
- H 257 mm, W 220 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:
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- Creative commons usage:
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