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Call Number:
MSS 50
Creator:
Cabaret Theatre Club (London, England)
Title(s):
Envelope bearing the "Cave of the Calf" three-headed figure, addressed to Robert Bevan
Date:
1912 May 18
Classification:
Archives and Manuscripts
Part of Collection:
Box 1, folder 4
Provenance:
Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund
Conditions Governing Access:
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use:
The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
Scope and Content:
The three-headed figure, by Wyndham Lewis, is printed in the top left corner (see Michel no. 34). Addressed, in black ink: "Robert Bevan, Esqr., Adamson Road, Hampstead, N.W." With one penny stamp and postmark dated 18 May [19]12. The envelope may have been used to mail the club's general programme (see f. 3).
Physical Description:
1 envelope ; 26 x 31 cm
Genre:
Envelopes (Stationery) , Application forms, Blank forms, Envelopes, Ephemera, and Prospectuses
Subject Terms:
Bohemianism
Futurism (Art)
Modern dance
Modernism (Art)
Music-halls (Variety-theaters, cabarets, etc.)
Nightclubs
Programs
Restaurants
Social life and customs
Theater
Vorticism
Subject Period:
20th Century
Associated Places:
Great Britain
London (England)
Associated People/Groups:
Bevan, Robert, 1865-1925
Cabaret Theatre Club (London, England)
Cave of the Golden Calf (London, England)
Finding Aid Title:
Collection of Cabaret Theatre Club and Cave of the Golden Calf printed ephemera
Archival Object:
https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/2314559
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2314559?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1