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95/149/1 Poster, concert at Theatre Royal Dublin, ink/paper, [Garlick] Printers, Dublin, 1839
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Object statement
Poster, concert at Theatre Royal Dublin, ink/paper, [Garlick] Printers, Dublin, 1839
Printed in Dublin, Ireland, posiibly by "Garlick" Printers, (print note in bottom right corner has faded and is illegible).

Advertised performance was held on March 9 1839.

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Description
Poster, concert at Theatre Royal Dublin, ink/paper, [Garlick] Printers, Dublin, 1839.
Poster advertising concert held at the Theatre Royal, Dublin, March 9 1839, featuring performances by harpsist Nicholas Boscha, singer Anna Bishop, guitarist Huerta and the Distin family, amongst others. Rectangular, long vertical format, printed in black ink on paper, with cardboard window mount. The heading "Theatre Royal, Dublin" is printed across the top, followed by text providing details of the concert beginning: "Mr Calcraft begs respectfully to announce that he has been enabled, at an enormous expense, to bring before the public, the following unprecendented combination of musical talent for this night only...".

Made: Dublin, Ireland; 1839
Marks
Printer's note, printed in black ink in bottom right corner: "[GARLICK PRINTERS]" faded and very difficult to read.; Handwritten notation, reverse bottom left corner, handwritten in pencil: "2" (written inside a circle).
95/149/1
Production date
1839
Height
505 mm
Width
195 mm

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Acquisition credit line
EA & VI Crome Collection

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.
Subjects
+ Concerts
+ Theatre Royal, Dublin
+ Boscha, Robert Nicholas
+ Bishop, Anna
+ Distin family
+ Advertising
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