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Posters
Printed posters documented in institutional collections.
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Käthe Kollwitz Museum Berlin via Europeana
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"Poster for the German Home Work Exhibition Berlin 1906"
"Poster for the German Home Work Exhibition Berlin 1906" is held by Käthe Kollwitz Museum Berlin. Museum description: Käthe Kollwitz: "Poster for the German Home Work Exhibition Berlin 1906", poster with lettering, 1906 lithograph The museum record gives measurements sheet dimensions (height): 71.1 cm, sheet dimensions (width): 47.5 cm, image dimensions (height): 69.2 cm, image dimensions (width): 44.7 cm. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Käthe Kollwitz Museum Berlin via Europeana
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"Poster of the German Home Work Exhibition Berlin 1906"
"Poster of the German Home Work Exhibition Berlin 1906" is held by Käthe Kollwitz Museum Berlin. Museum description: Käthe Kollwitz: "Poster of the German Home Work Exhibition Berlin 1906", pictorial motif of the poster - without the lettering, 1906 Lithograph The museum record gives measurements Sheet dimensions (Height): 70.5 cm, Sheet dimensions (Width): 51.3 cm, Image dimensions (Height): 68.9 cm, Image dimensions (Width): 48.3 cm. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Advertisement, Kevin Cummins, France, 1995
1995
Advertisement, Kevin Cummins, France, 1995 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1995. The museum's brief description reads: Advertisement for French dates of The Outside Tour, printed in Ok Podium Magazine, 1995. Museum description: Advertisement for French dates of The Outside Tour, printed in Ok Podium Magazine, 1995. Torn out section of Ok Podium Magazine, showing advert for David Bowie's The Outside Tour on one page, attached to three further magazine pages. The advertisement shows a close up photograph of David Bowie in black and white, shot by Kevin Cummins. This is pasted over a bright pink background with yellow and white writing printed on top of it. At the bottom of the advertisement, there are further bright yellow and bright pink banners, with more printed text and a range of small square logos. The other three pages that are attached to the torn out advertisement are brightly coloured and filled with printed text boxes and bubbles with French writing, and photos of 1990s celebrities. The museum record gives material recorded as printing ink, paper; measurements Height 28 cm; Width 21 cm; place associated: France; maker recorded: Kevin Cummins. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Advertisement, United Kingdom, ca. 1970s
ca. 1970s
Advertisement, United Kingdom, ca. 1970s is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated ca. 1970s. The museum's brief description reads: Poster advertising James Brothers Circus, printed by Unknown,United Kingdom ca. 1970s. Museum description: Poster advertising James Brothers Circus, printed by Unknown,United Kingdom ca. 1970s. The advertisment is styled in form of a Reward poster and highlighting a possibly Wild West act titled 'The Great Train Hold Up' in the circus. The museum record gives material recorded as paper, ink; measurements Height 26 cm; Width 20.5 cm; place associated: United Kingdom. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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FHXB Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Museum via Europeana
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Advertising postcard for poster embossing company "A. Rennefeld", Alte Jakobstraße 11-12
Advertising postcard for poster embossing company "A. Rennefeld", Alte Jakobstraße 11-12 is held by FHXB Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Museum. Museum description: This is an advertising postcard from the company “A. Rennefeld” (est. 1887), which sells embossed posters and calendars in various designs. The depicted caricature shows two couples looking at a poster. It advertises with the slogan: “Only the onlooker … can become a customer (!)” [„Nur der Beschauer … kann ein Kunde (!) werden“]. On the reverse, a stamp is printed calling for “national solidarity”. The address “Alte Jakobstr. 11/12” was added in handwriting by P. Plewka. The museum record gives measurements height: 10.5 cm, width: 14.8 cm. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Kunsthalle Bielefeld via Europeana
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Affiche Revue Blanche (Poster Revue Blanche)
Affiche Revue Blanche (Poster Revue Blanche) is held by Kunsthalle Bielefeld. Museum description: Behind the lettering "La Revue blanche" stands a woman in a long black dress, with fur and a large hat. In her white-gloved left hand she holds the "Revue blanche". Diagonally in front of her, a boy with messy hair and a patterned neckerchief points back at the paper in her hand. The wall in the background is plastered with pages of the "Revue blanche", in front of which stands a dark figure. "La revue blanche" was a Parisian magazine in which avant-garde texts and works of art were published. It existed from 1889 to 1903.; Signature center left margin in the stone: P. Bonnard 94 Inscription bottom right in the stone: Imp. Edw. Ancourt, Paris The museum record gives measurements sheet: 80.5 x 62 cm; image: 77.5 x 59 cm. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Bidding is so much easier now at Sotheby's (...) all you have to do is raise a numbered paddle
c. 1990
Poster with an illustration from the magazine Punch from 1933 showing nine ways to place a bid during an auction. These have been replaced by Sotheby's with a numbered paddle. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-P-2015-26-2066; its record gives material recorded as paper; measurements height 700 mm x width 500 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Roscheider Hof Open Air Museum via Europeana
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Cigarette brand Orienta - advertising poster
Cigarette brand Orienta - advertising poster is held by Roscheider Hof Open Air Museum. Museum description: In 1931, the Haus Bergmann cigarette factory, and thus also the Orienta brand, was acquired by the British American Tobacco Company (BAT). After the war, the brand was reintroduced in West Germany in 1950. Our object dates from this period, an advertising poster promoting the Orienta brand. A pure oriental cigarette, filterless in a round format. Furthermore, the poster indicates the retail price of 8 1/3 Pfennig per cigarette. The reverse of the poster is pasted with several layers of old wallpaper. The museum record gives measurements length: 300 mm, height: 450 mm. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Dat heet wonen
1970-06-05 - 1970-06-27
Galerie de tor, Csaar Peterstraat 95 Amsterdam, 5 June to 27 June 1970. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-2018-222; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique screen print; measurements height 536 mm x width 395 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Magnus-Hirschfeld-Gesellschaft via Europeana
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Depiction of a poster
Depiction of a poster is held by Magnus-Hirschfeld-Gesellschaft. Museum description: Content warning: Antisemitic language Black-and-white photograph showing a portrait-format poster advertising lectures. The poster is simple and, apart from the text, features only a simple decorative border. The poster reads: War Lectures in the Theater an der Weidendammer Brücke Thursday, November 12, 5:00 p.m.: Dr. Ernst Jaeckh: The German-Turkish War Alliance Wednesday, November 18 (Day of Repentance), 7:00 p.m.: Prof. Hans Delbrück: On German Deeds of War Friday, November 20, 5:00 p.m.: Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld: Why Do the Nations Hate Us? Tuesday, November 24, 5:00 p.m.: Dr. Ludwig Fulda: Foreignism and German Culture Friday, November 27, 5:00 p.m.: Count Ernst zu Reventlow: England's Hatred and Its Politics Context: The poster was reproduced in the monograph "Kabale und Liebe" written by Richard Linsert (1899–1933) These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Edmond Sagot etrennes aux dames
1897
On the left, a woman dressed in a Greek chiton advertises the posters and prints sold by Sagot. In her right hand this woman holds a chalk holder; her left hand rests on a self-portrait. Next to her stands a vase with flowers. The woman on the left wears modern clothing and advertises the Paris-Almanach, a copy of which she holds in her right hand. Her left hand rests on a print in a print stand. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-P-2015-26-2008; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique color lithography; measurements height 900 mm x width 655 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Exposition Rops
1896
Exposition Rops — Rijksmuseum object RP-P-2015-26-2015. Dated by the museum: 1896. Museum attribution: after design by Félicien Rops (mentioned on object); printer (person): Imprimerie Crété (mentioned on object), Corbeil-Essonnes; printmaker: Imprimerie Crété (mentioned on object), Corbeil-Essonnes. Material: paper. Museum description: A reclining nude woman holds up a cloth with her right hand; in her left hand she holds a painter's palette. Above and below a putto; the lower one carries a drum above his head.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Idleness is the devil's bolster
1894 - 1918
A police officer holds a boy wearing a cap by his ear. On the right, a lamppost with a broken pane. In the background, the silhouette of a devil. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-P-2015-26-2118; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique color lithography; measurements height 560 mm x width 450 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Juni 24 26 28. Lustrum Leiden. Vliegende Hollander
1930
Performed on 24, 26, and 28 June 1930, on the occasion of the 71st lustrum of Leiden University. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-P-1986-442G; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique color lithography; measurements height 994 mm x width 511 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Lait pur de la Vingeanne Stérilisé
1894
A girl drinks milk from a bowl; at her feet three cats look on. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-P-1987-110; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique color lithography; measurements height 1383 mm x width 957 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Le Père Didier affiches et bouquins
1890
A woman is talking to a bookseller, probably le Père Didier. He has displayed his stock on the Quai Saint-Michel. In the background Notre-Dame. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-P-2015-26-2119; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique color lithography; measurements height 605 mm x width 400 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Nederland helpt Indië. Giro 500500
1945
In the absence of details concerning the creator, the date of manufacture was used to determine the rights of this object. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-P-1986-442I; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique color lithography, lining; measurements height 398 mm x width 300 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus via Europeana
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Patriotic Poster Against the Germans and Turks, Unknown, 1914
1914
Patriotic Poster Against the Germans and Turks is held by Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus (Greece), dated 1914, attributed to Unknown. Description supplied by the holding institution: Patriotic poster against the Germans and Turks, printed at the lithography shop "To loubok simera" [The Lubok Today], Moscow 1914. It is a color lithograph comprising two images accompanied by quatrain captions. Image A: "A group of Germans lay in wait for the English at Heligoland and damaged the keels of the ships Goeben and Breslau". Image B: "And the Turks in Constantinople took them and stitched them up. And how could the Turks' stitch not come undone?". The collection record gives material recorded as Paper; format: Lithograph. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus via Europeana
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Patriotic Poster Against the Germans, Unknown, 1914
1914
Patriotic Poster Against the Germans is held by Metropolitan Organisation of Museums of Visual Arts of Thessaloniki – MOMus (Greece), dated 1914, attributed to Unknown. Description supplied by the holding institution: Patriotic poster against the Germans, printed at the lithography shop "To loubok simera" [The Lubok Today], Moscow 1914. It is a color lithograph depicting the opposing Russian and German camps. Beneath the image is a caption with the couplet: "We are the Russians and in our army we grow more and more tra la la. We are the Germans and in our army we grow fewer and fewer tra la la". The collection record gives material recorded as Paper; format: Lithograph. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Archaeology and Museum Baselland via Europeana
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Photograph, poster "Valais, Switzerland", Strübin, Theodor
Photograph, poster "Valais, Switzerland", Strübin, Theodor is held by Archaeology and Museum Baselland. Museum description: Poster with portrait of a woman in traditional costume and printed inscription "Wallis / Schweiz" against a background showing mountains and a church. The museum record gives maker recorded: Strübin, Theodor. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Poets and City Museum Liestal via Europeana
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Plattner, Otto - Picture: watercolour; ink, poster - "Kontrolle Staatshaushalt" initiative, Plattner, Otto
Plattner, Otto - Picture: watercolour; ink, poster - "Kontrolle Staatshaushalt" initiative held by Poets and City Museum Liestal (Switzerland). Collection record published through Europeana; the wider type is not yet verified.
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© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Playbill — A Dun A Day, London, 1823
1823
Playbill in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.590-2017), made in London, dated 1823. The museum's brief description reads: Playbill for A Dun A Day, Miller's Maid and The Vampire at Theatre Royal, English Opera House, 1823. Museum description: Ink printed playbill advertising the productions A Dun A Day, Miller's Maid and The Vampire: Or, The Bride of the Isles at the Theatre Royal, English Opera House, London. The playbill states that the performances are for the benefit of Mr and Mrs Grove and begin 2nd October 1823. The museum records it as printed paper, measuring Height 31.4 cm; Width 18.9 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Playbill — Covent Garden Theatre playbill, London, 1830
1830
Playbill in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.117-1997), made in London, dated 1830, attributed to Reynolds, W.. The museum's brief description reads: Playbill advertising Cinderella, or the Fairy and the Little Glass Slipper [and] Teddy the Tiler [and] Omnibus, or, a Convenient Distance at the Covent Garden Theatre, London, 1830. Museum description: Playbill advertising Cinderella, or the Fairy and the Little Glass Slipper [and] Teddy the Tiler [and] Omnibus, or, a Convenient Distance at the Covent Garden Theatre, London, 1830 The museum records it as Letterpress, measuring Height 33.8 cm; Width 16.4 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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© Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Playbill — Illustrated playbill advertising the programme at the Bower Saloon, 31 May 1853, London, 1853
1853
Playbill in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.318-2016), made in London, dated 1853. The museum's brief description reads: Illustrated playbill advertising the programme at the Bower Saloon, 31 May 1853. Woodcut and letterpress. Museum description: Woodcut and letterpress poster printed in red and black ink on white paper, with two woodcuts coloured by hand, advertising the programme for the Bower Saloon for the evening of 31st May 1853 when it was managed by Mr. Biddles. The evening was for the Benefit of Mr. T. Lamb and comprised Richard Coeur de Lion, or, the Dog of the Standard based on Sir Walter Scott's Tales of the Crusaders starring Mr. Crauford as Richard Coeur de Lion, with Mr. Byron, Mr. Murray, Mr. Willis, Mr. Marchant, Mr. T. Lamb, Mr. Huntley, Mr. Connor, Mr. Baker, Mr. W. Whitely, Mr. Burroughs. Miss C. Biddles, Mr. Stanley, Miss A. Biddles, Mrs. Wood, Miss Harley, and the dog Carlo; followed by Ceda, the inimitable American Dancer, with Mr. R. Gambia the 'renowned banjoist' in their Ethiopian Entertainment, followed by a dance from Miss Wright, and the 'serio-comic ballet' The Sailor's Progress, or, a Night in California, featuring Mr. Whitely, Mr. Huntley, Mr. Lamb, Miss Wood and Mr. Lamb's dogs Nero and Carlo.… The museum records it as Printing ink on paper; letterpress and woodcut coloured by hand, measuring Height 75.3 cm; Width 27.3 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Playbill — Illustrated playbill advertising the programme at the Royal Bower Saloon, 24 September 1862, London, 1862
1862
Playbill in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.323-2016), made in London, dated 1862, attributed to Phillips, J. The museum's brief description reads: Illustrated playbill advertising the programme at the Royal Bower Saloon, 24 September 1862. Woodcut and letterpress printed by J. Phillips. Museum description: Woodcut and letterpress poster printed in black ink on white paper advertising the programme for the Royal Bower Saloon for the evening of 24th September 1862, the Benefit of Mr. S. Sawford, comprising The Tiger of the Hills, or, the Doom of Destiny featuring Mr. W.H. Harmer as Zenocles, Mr. W. Brunton as Hassan, Mr. Bennett as Tulathon, Mr. Harrison as Monetar, Mr. W.H. Pitt as Ali Pachi, Mr. Crocker as Selim, Mr. Norman as the Envoy of Ismail, and Miss Fortescue as Helena, followed by a variety of singing; the drama Mat Graves the Yorkshire Highwayman!!, or, the Dumb Twins, starring Mr. S. Sawford as Matt Graves, with Mr. Harley, Mr. Wyatt, Mr. W.H. Pitt, Mr. J.W. Harmer, Mr. W. Brunton, Mr. Finlay, Miss Fortescue, Mrs. Brunton and Mrs. Harmer; concluding with The Woodman and his Dogs, or, Summer and Winter and the Driven Home! with members of the company as well as Mr. J.C. Phillips and his wonderful dogs Hector and Carlo, Mr. F.H. Henry, Mr. Shays and Mrs. Harmer. With a woodcut… The museum records it as Printing ink and paper; letterpress and woodcut, measuring Height 76.2 cm; Width 23.5 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Playbill — Playbill advertising The Relapse and Harlequin Fortunatus, 1753
1753
Playbill in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.678-1997), dated 1753. The museum's brief description reads: Playbill advertising The Relapse, or Virtue in Danger by John Vanbrugh and Fortunatus by Henry Woodward, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 1 January 1754. Museum description: Letterpress playbill advertising The Relapse; or, Virtue in Danger and Fortunatus at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, on Tuesday, 1 January, with the year, 1754, added in ink. With cast lists and prices. The museum records it as Letterpress, measuring Height 25.4 cm; Width 17.7 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Playbill — Playbill advertising William Henry West Betty, 'The Young Roscius', 1804, Edinburgh, 1804
1804
Playbill in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.188-1997), made in Edinburgh, dated 1804. The museum's brief description reads: Playbill advertising 'The Young Roscius' William Henry West Betty (1791-1874) in Douglas, Theatre Royal Edinburgh, 28 June1804. Letterpress, printed by Denovan & Co.. Museum description: Letterpress playbill advertising 'The Young Roscius' in Douglas at the Theatre Royal, Thursday, 28 June1804. The evening will conclude with the farce, Raising the Wind. The museum records it as Letterpress, measuring Height 41.2 cm; Width 17.5 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Playbill — Playbill for the Argyle Theatre of Varieties Birkenhead, week commencing 1st March 1909, Liverpool, 1909
1909
Playbill in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.458-2016), made in Liverpool, dated 1909, attributed to Griffith, Sam. The museum's brief description reads: Playbill advertising the programme at the Argyle Theatre of Varieties Birkenhead for the week commencing 1st March 1909, starring Harry Lauder. Letterpress, printed by Sam Griffith, Liverpool. Gift of Neil Crawford.. Museum description: Broadside playbill printed in red blue and yellow on white paper mounted on brown card, with some pinholes and discolouration at each corner. The playbill lists the performers, with Harry Lauder's name the largest. The others appearing on the bill were Lillie Lassah, comedienne and dancer; Fred Fyne and Johnnie Hurley as Fyne and Hurley, 'the coster and the dude'; Millie Payne, comedienne; The Kilties' Camp, in a Scottish military sketch including piping, singing and dancing; John Robbs, the tenor vocalist from the Oxford Music Hall, London; Rose Trio, comedy acrobatics and contortionism; Pat Lynch, 'the dancing demon'; W.G. Wesley 'quaint comedian', and the Four Royal Scots in their musical sketch While the Cat's Away introducing Scottish Folk, Gaelic songs and instrumental solos. The bill includes a series of 'novel life-motion pictures' by Brown's Royal Bioscope. The orchestra was conducted by Mr. E. Denney; the theatre manager was Mr. D. J. Clarke. The museum records it as Letterpress on paper, measuring Height 88.8 cm; Width 28.6 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Playbill — Playbill for the Theatre Royal, Liverpool, Liverpool, 1778
1778
Playbill in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.53-2008), made in Liverpool, dated 1778, attributed to unknown. The museum's brief description reads: Playbill for the Theatre Royal, Liverpool, dated 1 July 1778, advertising Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play, The School for Scandal. Museum description: Typographic playbill giving the cast for the performance of The School for Scandal at the Theatre Royal, Liverpool, on 1 July 1778. With ink annotations. The museum records it as Letterpress on paper, measuring Height 27 cm; Width 21 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Playbill — Prince of Wales Theatre Birmingham playbill, Birmingham, 1865
1865
Playbill in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.330-2001), made in Birmingham, dated 1865. The museum's brief description reads: Letterpress playbill for the Prince of Wales Theatre, Birmingham, 27 September 1865, advertising The Ticket of Leave Man, with Henry Irving as Bob Brierley, followed by the farce Phenomenon in a Smock-Frock.. Museum description: Letterpress broadsheet playbill, with woodcut illustrative heading of a crown with a plume of Prince of Wales' feathers, printed in black ink on very flimsy white paper. The museum records it as Printed paper, measuring Height 69 cm; Width 25.5 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Playbill — The Seven Ages; in Five Acts, Bridgnorth, 1831
1831
Playbill in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.3106-2013), made in Bridgnorth, dated 1831, attributed to Gitton, George Robert. The museum's brief description reads: Playbill advertising the boy performers 'the young Roscius' W. R. Grossmith and his brother Master B. Grossmith at the New Theatre Bridgnorth, 9 December 1831, in their entertainment The Seven Ages, followed by the song The Rose of Lucerne, a scene from The Merchant of Venice, scenes from…. Museum description: Printed letterpress playbill illustrated with woodcut images of scenes and characters performed by Masters R. W. and B. Grossmith in The Seven Ages,part one of their entertainment at the New Theatre Bridgnorth, 9 December 1831, and in part two. The images relating to The Seven Ages depict the infant, the school boy, the lover, a soldier, a Justice, a 'lean and slippered pantaloon' and a man who has passed away, showing the relationship of the evening's performance to Shakespeare's Seven Ages of Man. The playbill lists the scenes in part two comprising the song Rose of Lucerne sung by Master B. Grossmith, scenes from The Merchant of Venice, Douglas and the tent scene in Richard lll by both brothers, and in part lll both brothers performing the song Mister Tompkins and Polly Hopkins,and a 'Fancy Dance' by Master B. Grossmith as a young lady. Other images depict their characters in Douglas,The Rose of Lucerne or the Swiss Maid,Shylock, Richard lll, and the eighteen characters that Master… The museum records it as letterpress and woodcut on paper, measuring Height 51.1 cm; Width 24.8 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Playbill, London, 1841
1841
Playbill in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.279:2-1997), made in London, dated 1841. The museum's brief description reads: Playbill advertisingLottery Ticket [and] Onianee, or, the Sailor and His Son at the Royal Grecian Saloon, Pleasure Gardens, and Olympic Temple, London, 1841. Museum description: Playbill advertising Lottery Ticket [and] Onianee, or, the Sailor and His Son at the Royal Grecian Saloon, Pleasure Gardens, and Olympic Temple, London, 1841. The museum records it as Printed text on paper., measuring Height 25.6 cm; Width 18.9 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Playbill, London, January 1845
January 1845
Playbill in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.38-2011), made in London, dated January 1845. The museum's brief description reads: Playbill for the Theatre Royal, Lyceum, 6-8 January 1845, featuring The Chimes based on the story by Charles Dickens, the sketch To Persons about to Marry and the 'extravaganza' Valentine and Orson.. Museum description: Playbill for the Theatre Royal, Lyceum, 6-8 January 1845, featuring The Chimes based on the story by Charles Dickens, the sketch To Persons about to Marry and the 'extravaganza' Valentine and Orson. The title The Chimes is illustrated with drawings of goblins holding a row of six bells, each bell bearing a letter of the word 'Chimes'. The museum records it as Printing ink on paper, measuring Height 51.3 cm; Width 50 cm; Height 52.8 cm; Width 51.7 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Playbill, Shrewsbury, 1838
1838
Playbill in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.3104-2013), made in Shrewsbury, dated 1838, attributed to Leake, J.H.. The museum's brief description reads: Playbill advertising Mrs. Centilevre's comedy The Busy Body, Foote's comedy The Liar, and the romantic spectacle Valentine and Orson! at the Theatre, Shrewsbury, 28 November 1838. Prefaced with a statement by the manager and proprietor of the theatre Henry Bennett protesting about some content in…. Museum description: Typographic playbill headed Theatre Shewsbury, printed in black ink on originally white or cream paper in a variety of typefaces, listing the productions taking place on Wednesday 28th November 1838. Mounted on card. The museum records it as Printed ink on paper, measuring Length 36.3 cm; Width 23.4 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Poster
2009-05
Poster for an occasion in 2009, in red letters and numerals: 9 J & 6 2009 MIE Q. Proof. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-P-2009-1994; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique letterpress printing; measurements height 760 mm x width 563 mm. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Europeana 1989 via Europeana
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Poster - Invitation to May Day Parade, 1989
1989
Poster - Invitation to May Day Parade is held by Europeana 1989 (Poland), dated 1989. Description supplied by the holding institution: Poster - announcement published by the PZPR Workplace Committee at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, calling for participation in the May Day parade, year unspecified, after 1981 (the monument to the victims of June '56 is mentioned). The collection record gives format: image/jpeg. Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Poster — Liberty, Prosperity, Wellbeing, Romania, 1990
1990
Poster in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number E.2385-1991), made in Romania, dated 1990. The museum's brief description reads: Poster for the Partidul Național Liberal (PNL), or the National Liberal Party of Romania, 1990. Museum description: This poster was designed for the National Liberal Party campaign for the Romanian elections on the 20th of May 1990 - the first democratic elections in Romania after the overthrow of communism in 1989. The National Liberal Party is a longstanding Romanian political party founded in 1864. Its activity was suspended during the communist leadership in Romania and the party was re-established at the beginning of 1990. During the 1990 elections, no electoral threshold was set and, under these circumstances, 27 political parties gained seats in Parliament. The headline of the poster, 'Liberty. Prosperity. Wellbeing', indicates the aspirations of a society carrying the scars of 50 years of social and political adversity under communist rule. The arrow represents the logo and electoral sign of the National Liberal Party. The museum records it as Colour lithograph printed on paper, measuring Height 26.5 cm; Width 40 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Poster — Anna Pavlova poster, Paris, 1909, 1909
1909, 1909
Poster in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.561-1980), made in Paris, dated 1909, 1909, attributed to Serov, Verneau, Eugène. The museum's brief description reads: Poster depicting Anna Pavlova (1882-1931) advertising the Russian Season Saison Russe at the Théatre du Chatelet, May and June 1909. Incorporating a portrait by Velentine Serov (1865-1911) of Pavlova in Chopiniana, printed by Eugène Verneau, Paris.. Museum description: Large colour lithograph poster depicting the ballerina Anna Pavlova on pointe, on her right foot, facing left, her hands in the air, above her THEATRE DU CHATELET SAISON RUSSE OPERA ET BALLET MAI JUIN 1909 The museum records it as colour lithograph on paper, measuring Height 231.0 cm; Width 177.7 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Poster — Ballet Russes poster , Paris, 1923
1923
Poster in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.4605-1995), made in Paris, dated 1923. The museum's brief description reads: Poster advertising the Ballets Russes de Serge de Diaghilev performing Les Noces, Pulcinella, Le Sacre du Printemps, Chout, Parade, Petrushka (transliterated here as Petrouchka), Contes Russes and Prince Igor (Danses Polovtsiennes) at the Theatre Lyrique Municipal de la Gaite, Paris, 1923…. Museum description: Pictorial and typographic poster advertising the Ballets Russes de Serge de Diaghilev performing Les Noces, Pulcinella, Le Sacre du Printemps, Chout, Parade, Petrushka (transliterated here as Petrouchka), Contes Russes and Prince Igor (Danses Polovtsiennes) at the Theatre Lyrique Municipal de la Gaite, Paris, 13-21 June 1923. Ilustrated with an attached colour lithograph showing Pablo Picasso's design for the Chinese Conjuror in Parade. The museum records it as Printed ink on paper, measuring Height 82 cm; Width 123 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Poster — Bertram Mills poster, Bradford, Great Britain, 1931
1931
Poster in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.132-1994), made in Bradford, Great Britain, dated 1931. The museum's brief description reads: Poster advertising Bertram Mills' Circus and Menagerie 'from Olympia', featuring a polar-bear and big cat act, Cossmy Wild Animals, 1931. Museum description: Pictorial and typographic advertisement poster. The image shows the trainer wearing a red military-style jacket standing with a tiger on the back of a grey horse, two polar bears on pedestals and three lions on pedestals. The museum records it as Printed ink on paper, measuring Height 76 cm; Width 102.3 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Poster — Bertram Mills poster, Bradford, Great Britain, 1935
1935
Poster in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (museum number S.133-1994), made in Bradford, Great Britain, dated 1935. The museum's brief description reads: Poster advertising Bertram Mills' Circus and Menagerie 'from Olympia London', featuring The Four Kemmys, York, 1935. Museum description: Pictorial and typographic advertisement poster. The image shows two of The Four Kemmys being supported by a third whilst the fourth is standing by, watching. The museum records it as Printed ink on paper, measuring Height 76 cm; Width 50.3 cm. These details come from the museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Poster — Beyreuth, Germany, 1962
1962
Poster — Beyreuth, Germany, 1962 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1962. The museum's brief description reads: German theatrical poster advertising the Bayreuth Festival, 1962. Museum description: Printed ink on paper German theatrical poster advertising the Bayreuth Festival, 1962. The poster features an illustration of a harp with a photographic image of the interior of a theate within the instrument. The museum record gives material recorded as ink, paper; measurements Height 59 cm; Width 42 cm; place associated: Germany. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Poster — Billy Bishop Goes to War, Great Britain, 1981
1981
Poster — Billy Bishop Goes to War, Great Britain, 1981 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1981. The museum's brief description reads: Poster for Billy Bishop Goes to War at the Comedy Theatre, 1981. Museum description: Illustrated and typographic poster showing a biplane with musical stave on the fuselage The museum record gives material recorded as paper, ink; measurements Height 50.5 cm; Width 31.5 cm; place associated: Great Britain. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Poster — Bonne Soupe, A. E. King & Jackson Ltd., London, 1961
1961
Poster — Bonne Soupe, A. E. King & Jackson Ltd., London, 1961 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1961. The museum's brief description reads: Poster for Bonne Soupe at the Comedy Theatre, 1961. Museum description: Photographic and typographic poster The museum record gives material recorded as paper, ink; measurements Height 50.5 cm; Width 32 cm; place associated: London. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Poster — Chichester 66, Great Britain, 1966
1966
Poster — Chichester 66, Great Britain, 1966 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1966. The museum's brief description reads: Poster for Chichester 66, the Chichester Festival Theatre Season 1966. Museum description: Photographic and typographic poster The museum record gives material recorded as paper, ink; measurements Height 50.5 cm; Width 31 cm; place associated: Great Britain. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Poster — Chichester Festival Theatre Season June 24 - August 31, Great Britain, 1963
1963
Poster — Chichester Festival Theatre Season June 24 - August 31, Great Britain, 1963 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1963. The museum's brief description reads: Poster for Chichester Festival Theatre Season 24 June to 31 August 1963. Museum description: Typographic poster The museum record gives material recorded as paper, ink; measurements Height 52 cm; Width 31.5 cm; place associated: Great Britain. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Poster — City Sugar, Great Britain, 1976
1976
Poster — City Sugar, Great Britain, 1976 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1976. The museum's brief description reads: Poster for City Sugar at the Comedy Theatre, 1976. Museum description: Poster featuring portrait of Adam Faith in red and yellow The museum record gives material recorded as paper, ink; measurements Height 51 cm; Width 32 cm; place associated: Great Britain. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Poster — Clear Your Head, Anthony Burrill, Rye, 2004-2011
2004-2011
Poster — Clear Your Head, Anthony Burrill, Rye, 2004-2011 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 2004-2011. The museum's brief description reads: 'Clear Your Head'; letterpress poster by Anthony Burrill; Rye, 2004-2011. Museum description: Woodblock letterpress print on recycled paper, bearing the words 'Clear Your Head', in black on a pale blue ground. The museum record gives material recorded as recycled paper, printing ink; measurements Height 76 cm; Width 53 cm; place associated: Rye; maker recorded: Anthony Burrill. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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