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Title: Charles Kean letter
Creator: Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868
Date Created and/or Issued: possibly 1850s
Publication Information: Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections
Contributing Institution: Claremont Colleges Library
Collection: Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters
Rights Information: For more information on copyright or permissions for this image, please contact Honnold Mudd Library Special Collections at https://library.claremont.edu/scl/
Description: Charles Kean writes an unnamed correspondent asking him for scenic sketches of "King Lear" for his book. The unnamed correspondent may be his scene designer, Mr. Lloyds. The letter contains an embossing and watermarks.
Type: text
Format: image/jp2
Identifier: phl00374
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/phl/id/2072
Language: English
Subject: Kean, Charles John, 1811?-1868
Drawing
Lear, King (Legendary character)
Letters
Embossing (Printing)
Watermarks
Source: Handwritten letter, autographed, 4.63 x 7.13 inches: Philbrick Library of Dramatic Arts and Theatre History, Autograph letters box 9, folder 14; 2 pages
Relation: Philbrick Library Collection of Theater Letters - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/phl

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