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Set Model
20/02/1932 (made)
Artist/Maker
Oliver Messel (artist)
Place of origin
London (made)

Three dimensional model of the setting of "Helen!", at the Adelphi theatre, London, January 30, 1932.


Object details

Categories
Theatre
Drawings
Designs
Object type
Set model
Titleset model (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Wood, fabric, and paint. paper
Fabric
Watercolour
Tempera
Paper
Model
Brief description
Set model, by Oliver Messel for Act III Scene 3 of the operetta "Helen!" after Offenbach's "La Belle Helene", Adelphi Theatre, February 20th 1932.
Physical description
Three dimensional model of the setting of "Helen!", at the Adelphi theatre, London, January 30, 1932.
Dimensions
  • Height: 71.5cm (maximum dimension)
  • Width: 63.5cm (maximum dimension)
  • Depth: 58cm (maximum dimension)
Model stored in crate, dimensions: 79 x 71 x 63.5 cm
Credit line
Given by the Artist.
Association
Adelphi Theatre
Bibliographic reference
Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings Accessions 1934 London: Published under the Authority of the Board of Education, 1935
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
E.184-1934

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1115223/set-model-set-model-oliver-messel/
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