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Typographical playbill advertising the programme at the Bower Saloon, 7-12 January 1856

SURF-VAM20K-00065·Poster·1856·United Kingdom; London

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Alt text: Typographical playbill advertising the programme at the Bower Saloon, 7-12 January 1856. Poster, 1856, United Kingdom; London, Merser and Gardner; printers (people). — from catalogue fields, for readers and machines; not an interpretive caption.

03Catalogue metadata

Designer / studioMerser and Gardner; printers (people)

Date1856

Year1856

PlaceUnited Kingdom; London

Object typePoster

ThemeModern typography and layout

MovementNot recorded

05Source · Citation · Provenance

Source

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Source institution: V&A Collections API
Original record: Typographical playbill advertising the programme at the Bower Saloon, 7-12 January 1856 Open
Access: Captured 2026-07-29 · frozen snapshot at acquisition

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Modern Graphic Design Archive. “Typographical playbill advertising the programme at the Bower Saloon, 7-12 January 1856”, Merser and Gardner; printers (people), 1856. United Kingdom; London. Poster. Record SURF-VAM20K-00065. https://mgdarchive.com/surfaces/SURF-VAM20K-00065

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Provenance

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Record status: Public record
Release: v49 — current public release (sealed)
Source verification: Verified source
Last verified: 2026, with the v49 freeze

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