Image of a full-length portrait of the character Nancy Sikes, a young, poor woman who stands on docks of a wharf next to a barrel and rope, with a view of London buildings, the river, and ships behind her; the title has a geometric black and white line background; the poster depicts a character from “Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens. 3-sheet poster; date range approximated by cataloger. “Calhoun Print Co Hartford Conn”—text, lower right of image in circle logo.
Type
image
Extent
1 woodcut : color printed ; overall 218.44 x 114.3 cm (86 x 45 in.)
Actors--Pictorial works Actresses--Pictorial works Docks--Pictorial works Melodramas Poor--Pictorial works Theatrical productions Young women--Pictorial works Relief prints--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Theatrical posters--American. (gmgpc)
Place
London (England)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Entertainment Large Size Music and Theater The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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