Poster — The Hired Man, Dewynters, London, 1984
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1984
Poster — The Hired Man, Dewynters, London, 1984 is an object recorded by Victoria and Albert Museum, dated 1984. The museum's brief description reads: Poster for The Hired Man at the Astoria Theatre, 1984.
Museum description: Illustrated poster showing a montage of scenes from the show, including miners, men in First World War unirform, a fox hunt, men and women drinking from tankards and portraits of the lead actors. The museum record gives material recorded as paper, ink; measurements Height 51 cm; Width 31.5 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.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
Poster for musical stage adaptation of Melvyn Bragg's The Hired Man with music by Howard Goodall at the Astoria Theatre, 1984.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- paper, ink
- Dimensions
- Height 51 cm; Width 31.5 cm
Technical characteristics
- Technique
- Printing ink on paper
- Place recorded
- London
Identification
- Museum object name
- Poster
- Museum object number
- S.176-2025
- Museum system number
- O1811517
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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