Original Frivs 1897

Production date
1897
Current rights
Public Domain
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Object detail

About this object
Four photographs displayed together, depicting original members of the Napier Frivolity Minstrels, known as the Frivs: Wattie Allen, Bert Wilkie, Percy Spiller and Charlie Holmes. The men are dressed in theatrical costumes and pose in front of a painted backdrop. Three of the photographs show the performers in blackface. The images are matted and framed under glass.
Production date
1897
Production period
Media/Materials description
Four black and white photographs matted under glass inside a wooden frame
Measurements
Height x Width: 229 x 548mm
Signature/Inscription
Wally Ireland, Picture Framer, Fine Art Dealer, Emerson St., Napier, Sticker
Classification terms
Subject period
Credit Line
gifted by Don Wilkie
Other number(s)
2015/49, 20493, 94891
Accession number
2015/49

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