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Costume design for King Cymbeline

Costume Design
1970 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design by Tanya Moiseiwitsch for King Cymbeline in Cymbeline, Stratford, Ontario, 1970.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCostume design for King Cymbeline (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and gold paint on paper
Brief description
Costume design by Tanya Moiseiwitsch for King Cymbeline in Cymbeline, Stratford, Ontario, 1970
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Mr Powys Thomas / The King' (Textual information. Upper left hand corner.)
  • 'Stratford Festival / Cymbeline' (Textual information. Upper right hand corner.)
  • 'T.Moiseiwitsch / 1970' (Signature. Lower right hand corner.)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Sybil Rosenfeld
Object history
This design is one of a collection of designs and books (S.811 to S.817-1997) bequeathed to the Theatre Museum by the theatre historian, Sybil Rosenfeld (1903-1997). Miss Rosenfeld was joint editor of Theatre Notebook for over forty years and was a founder member of the Society for Theatre Research. Associated production: Cymbeline. Playwright: William Shakespeare. Designer: Tanya Moiseiwitsch. Director: Jean Gascon. Actor: Powys Thomas. Festival Theatre, Stratford (Ontario), Canada, 1970. Performance category: Drama. Powys Thomas played the role of Cymbeline in this production.
Subject depicted
Literary referenceCymbeline
Summary
Costume design by Tanya Moiseiwitsch for King Cymbeline in Cymbeline, Stratford, Ontario, 1970.
Collection
Accession number
S.815-1997

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Record createdOctober 7, 2010
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