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Theatre Costume

1944 (made)

Costume for Mephistopheles in Gounod's opera Faust, Teatro Reale dell'Opera, Rome, 1944


Object details

Object type
Theatre costume
Parts
This object consists of 8 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Theatre Costume
  • Opera Costume
  • Doublet
  • Theatre Costume
  • Opera Costume
  • Trunk Hose
  • Theatre Costume
  • Opera Costume
  • Helmet
  • Theatre Costume
  • Opera Costume
  • Belt
  • Theatre Costume
  • Opera Costume
  • Boot
  • Theatre Costume
  • Opera Costume
  • Boot
  • Theatre Costume
  • Opera Costume
  • Glove
  • Theatre Costume
  • Opera Costume
  • Glove
Brief description
Costume for Mephistopheles in Gounod's opera Faust, Teatro Reale dell'Opera, Rome, 1944
Dimensions
  • Trunk hose, jacket and belt weight: 2.3kg
  • Jacket, shoulder width, laid flat width: 68cm
  • Jacket, collar to hem, laid flat length: 77cm
  • Trunkhose, hip width, laid flat width: 53cm
  • Trunkhose, waist to hem, laid flat length: 45cm
  • Belt, length length: 114cm
  • Belt, width, laid flat width: 26cm
  • Boots, each, toe to heel length: 29cm
  • Boots, each, max foot width width: 9cm
  • Boots, each, max standing height height: 38cm
  • Boots, combined unpacked weight weight: 1.55kg
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.2880-1986

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1115053/theatre-costume/
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