Collection search - Scene from "Tom Thumb" on the H.M.S. "Hastings"

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Scene from "Tom Thumb" on the H.M.S. "Hastings"

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Date:

ca. 26 May 1838.

Reference:

Box number: A068-02

Type of material:

Art

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

2836909

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Edward Ellice and family fonds

Katherine Jane Ellice art album

Scene from "Tom Thumb" on the H.M.S. "Hastings"
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Record information – Details
Date(s):

ca. 26 May 1838.

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Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1 watercolour : watercolour over pencil on wove paper
Support 23.900 x 16.300 cm
Secondary support 34.300 x 22.300 cm

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An image of three characters from the play "Tom Thumb," acted on board the H.M.S. "Hastings." Members of Lord Durham's suite, including Katherine Jane Ellice and her husband, Edward J. Ellice Jr., came to Canada on board the "Hastings" in 1838. This watercolour shows one of the social activities on the ship. On the left is Mrs. Ellice's husband, Edward Jr., in the centre is Mr. Charles Buller, and on the right is Captain Maclure, all dressed in costume., It is likely that Ellice painted this watercolour on or after May 26. On that date she recorded the following in her diary: "...At 10, the performance began - The Critic and Tom Thumb - were really well acted. C. Bullar as 'Puff' was perfect...Edward made a handsome giantess as Huncamunca and was well dressed. Ditto Mr. Maclure as the Queen of the giants dressed in a long black gown and a Widow's Cap..." (Canada: Oberon, 1975. p. 30)., Watercolour removed from album. This work was originally glued to a secondary support. The album page, folio 10, was cut to frame the image that was glued to its verso. Original secondary support and mount attached separately.
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Artist: Ellice, Katherine Jane, 1814-1864

Depicted: Ellice, Edward, 1810-1880

Depicted: Bullen, C

Depicted: McClure, captain

Bullen, C

McClure, captain

Ellice, Edward, 1810-1880
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General note:

Removed from: album: Katherine Jane Ellice Album

Availability of other formats note:

Colour transparency available

Signatures and inscriptions note:

Inscribed., Inscription: in pencil partially written over in pen and gray ink, on secondary support recto t.: Scene from Tom Thumb.; l.l.: E. Ellice.; c.: C. Buller ['e' written over in gray ink]; l.r.: Capt. M[^c]Clure ['McClure' written over in gray ink] b.: acted on board the "Hastings"; in pen and brown ink, on mount recto t.: No 5.; in pen and black ink, on mount recto b.: p 146.
Subject heading:

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Hastings (Ship)

SUBJ - COSTUMES, SPECIAL TOPICS - THEATRE - TOM THUMB

Costume

Sports & Amusements - Drama
Source:

Private

Other accession no.:

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00010
1990-215 X DAP
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Graphic (art)

[Consultation90 Open]
No restrictions on access to originals, or on use for reproduction or publication.

Box [1990-215]

[Consultation 90 Open]

A068-02 Item no. assigned by LAC 10

[Consultation 90 Open]

Copy negative [1990-215]

[Consultation 90 Open]

C-013378 Item no. assigned by LAC 10

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1990-215-10
Copyright: Expired

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