Circus Poster, Forepaugh & Sells Brothers Circus Presents "The Ten Peerless Potters, the Greatest Aerialists on Earth," 1901
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Artifact Overview
In the late nineteenth century, printers developed a lithograph method that produced brightly colored posters. In advance of a circus coming to town, general agents glued these eye-catching generic posters to building walls, fences, and in window displays. To announce when and where the performances would happen, local printers sometimes provided letterpress paper date strips to paste onto the posters' lower margin.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Poster
Date Made
1901
Creators
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Printed by Strobridge & Co. Lith., Cincinnati, Ohio.
Collection Title
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
35.784.202
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Strobridge Lithographing Co.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Lithography
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height : 40.25 in
Width: 30.25 in
Inscriptions
Circus poster printed at top: FOREPAUGH & SELLS BROTHERS / ENORMOUS / SHOWS UNITED / J.A. Bailey. W.W. Cole. Lewis Sells & Peter Sells: Equal Owners. / THE TEN / PEERLESS / POTTERS
Printed at bottom: TEN PEERLESS POTTERS - GREATEST AERIALISTS ON EARTH FIRST TIME / FOR THE ONLY TEN MID-AIR STARS TO BE SEEN IN ONE GRAND ACT / ENTIRELY NEW AND STARTLING GYMNIC SENSATION.
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