Antique Serving Tray depicting Actress Julia MarlowE

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Antique Serving Tray depicting Actress Julia Marlowe
Size 13.75” x 16.5/8”
Julia Marlowe tin litho serving tray. Tin litho image of American actress Julia Marlowe(1865-1950) wearing a white dress with pink sash around her waist. Her hands are clasped at her chest. The border depicts four Shakespearean vignettes of Marlowe including Rosalind, Mary Tudor, Viola and Juliet. Art Nouveau design with jesters at top and bottom. Further Art Nouveau scrollwork with patriotic blue stars.
Julia Marlowe was an English-born American actress known for her interpretations of William Shakespeare. Marlowe obtained the nickname of "Fanny" and in her early teens began her career in the chorus of a juvenile opera company. She made her Broadway debut in 1895 and went on to appear in more than seventy Broadway productions. This tray commemorates some of those roles such as Juliet, Viola, Mary Tudor and Rosalind. Tray is old with crackling of the paint graphic. There are scratches, stains, rust and chipping on the edges. Tray shows picture of Julia Marlowe. around the inner edge of tray are characters she had played. Tray does show wear but typical of a tray of circa 1895. (See Photos)
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