A Glorious c.1900 French Hand-Painted Theatre Canvas Backdrop sub-Antiques It is dedicated to Saint

It is dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul

a German merchant called Henning Brand obtained elementary phosphorus through the distillation of urine

Provenance: From an unidentified wreck in the South China Sea

being untouched from its heavy use by the pupils throughout the twentieth century

which are backed onto card

A Glorious c.1900 French Hand-Painted Theatre Canvas Backdrop sub-Antiques It is dedicated to SaintOrigin: French Period: 3rd Republic Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 1910 Width: 127. 5 inches Height: 128 inches The very large hand painted theatre canvas backdrop depicting a parted pair of red velvet stage curtains with gold cords and tassels, and strewn flowers amongst the partition, the whole at approximately 10. 5 feet square, survives from turn of the century France. Suspended from a hardwood top rail the painted canvas is in fair to good