Miscellaneous: M0239

Title

King's Theatre, Haymarket, theatre token

Dimensions

diameter: 3.8cm
depth: 0.3cm

Other materials

Ivory

Inscription/signature

Obverse: "Mr/ Barrymore/ One Box/1" Reverse: "King's/ Theatre/ Haymarket/ 1793"

Provenance

Bought by the Library January 1981

Ivory theatre token for the King's Theatre Haymarket. It is dated to 1793 and belonged to a Mr Barrymore, possibly Henry or Augustus Barrymore, brothers of the Earl of Barrymore. In 1783 the manager of the King's Theatre, Haymarket was permitted to sell forty-one boxes in the theatre at £1,000 each (the owner to retain the box until 1824 or 1835).