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Backdrops for stage set, 1907

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1907

Location Note

Vertical file 3: dr. 14: folder 8

GUSN

GUSN-252757

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Description

Two drawings of backdrops for a production of Romeo and Juliet at the Castle Square Theatre in Boston, Mass. The backdrops are the first and second drops inside the tomb of the Capulets.

Details

Descriptive Terms

backdrops
tombs
drawings (visual works)

Physical Description

2 drawings : ink on bristol board

Collection Code

AR003

Collection Name

Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

Reference Code

AR003.002.05.002

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Brown, Frank Chouteau, 1876-1947 (Architect)

Material Type

drawings (visual works)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 3: dr. 14: folder 8

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