Not currently on display at the V&A

Silk Playbill

ca. 1854 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Until the death of Prince Albert in 1861, Queen Victoria regularly attended the theatre. This silk programme commemorates her visit to the Theatre Royal, Windsor, on 17 January 1854. At this Command Performance the Queen was able to watch a comedy, an interlude and a farce: it was the type of light entertainment that she particularly enjoyed.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk with printed lettering
Brief description
Silk programme for a Command Performance of Speed the Plough, The Obstinate Family and Deaf as a Post, at the Theatre Royal, Windsor, 17 January 1854
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
Credit line
Given by Mrs B. Bowtle
Object history
Associated production: Speed the Plough. Playwright: Thomas Morton. Theatre Royal, Windsor, Berkshire, 17.1.1854. Performance category: Drama. Production type: Command Performance.
Summary
Until the death of Prince Albert in 1861, Queen Victoria regularly attended the theatre. This silk programme commemorates her visit to the Theatre Royal, Windsor, on 17 January 1854. At this Command Performance the Queen was able to watch a comedy, an interlude and a farce: it was the type of light entertainment that she particularly enjoyed.
Collection
Accession number
S.301-1998

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Record createdOctober 7, 2010
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