Ellen Peg's Book of Merry Joys.
Inventory numberNT 1122457.2
CollectionSmallhythe Place, Kent
SummaryIllustration (watercolour with ink and graphite under drawing, ink over drawing and gouache highlights) of Ellen Terry playing Nance Oldfield in America. Note on the back in pencil recalls that the spotlight was mistakenly shone onto the floor of the stage rather than onto Terry.
Written and illustrated by Pamela Colman Smith.
From book of illustrations and stories based on a trip to America that Ellen Terry, Henry Irving, Laurence Irving, Bram Stoker and Pamela Colman Smith took from 1899-1900.
Written and illustrated by Pamela Colman Smith.
From book of illustrations and stories based on a trip to America that Ellen Terry, Henry Irving, Laurence Irving, Bram Stoker and Pamela Colman Smith took from 1899-1900.
Full descriptionIllustration (watercolour with ink and graphite under drawing, ink over drawing and gouache highlights) of Ellen Terry playing Nance Oldfield in America. Note on the back in pencil recalls that the spotlight was mistakenly shone onto the floor of the stage rather than onto Terry.
ProvenanceOne of 43 drawings, some with accompanying poems, from 2 folios created by Pamela Colman Smith. The drawings date from 1900 and were created during the Lyceum Tour of America which ran from October 1899 to May 1900.
CreatorPamela Colman Smith (Pimlico 1878 - Bude 1951), artist
Pamela Colman Smith (Pimlico 1878 - Bude 1951), writer
Pamela Colman Smith (Pimlico 1878 - Bude 1951), writer
Production date 1899 to 1900
Object categoryArt / Prints
Object namefolio book
Materialpaper
Measurements290 x 265 mm
Exhibition historyEllen Terry: The Artists' Actress., 2014
Part of
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Book of illustrations and stories based on a trip to America that Ellen Terry, Henry Irving, Laurence Irving, Bram Stoker and Pamela Colman Smith took from 1899-1900.
Written and illustrated by Pamela Colman Smith.
Written and illustrated by Pamela Colman Smith.