Token, 1766
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
1766
The Bristol Theatre Royal (now known as Bristol Old Vic) opened on 30 May 1766. Fifty silver tokens were issued to shareholders who had each raised £50 to fund the building of the theatre. The tokens granted their holders free access to 'Every Performance to be Exhibited in this House'. This token has not been engraved with a number, so may not have been issued to a shareholder.
Silver circular token, Obv; 'KING STREET Bristol Theatre May 30 1766', Rev; 'No.' (blank number) 'The Holder of this Ticket is Entitled to the Sight of Every Performance to be Exhibited in this House'
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Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O1113861
- Museum object number
- S.278-1987
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
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Research required
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