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Seals: M0051

Title

Wax seal taken from the seal of the Drury Lane Theatrical Fund

Technique

Wax

Subject

Date

1776

Dimensions

Height: 1cm
Width: 5.5cm
Depth: 5.5cm

Other materials

Red wax seal in card

Inscription/signature

"D. G. Founder Theatrical Fund M.D.C.C.L.X.X.V.I."

Provenance

Presented to the Garrick Club by Rowland Berkeley Esq., 1923

Other number

Gift 414

The second oldest Theatrical Fund still in existence, the Drury Lane Fund was founded by David Garrick in 1766 and incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1775.
Beneficiaries are its subscribing members, their widows and orphans. Those eligible for membership are actors, singers, dancers and stage management, 50 years of age or under, who have worked at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on contracts for a minimum of 6 months.
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