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Costume Design

1884 (made)
Artist/Maker
Godwin, Edward William (designers)

Costume design by E.W. Godwin for Ophelia in Hamlet, 1884


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Designs
Theatre Costume
Object type
Costume design
Materials and techniques
Pencil and colour notes on tracing paper
Brief description
Costume design by E.W. Godwin for Ophelia in Hamlet, 1884
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'silver grey / veil' (Textual information. Upper left hand side of figure.)
  • 'Ivory box of / jewels' (Textual information. Upper right hand side of figure.)
  • 'under dress pale green / + blue / all wool' (Textual information. Lower right hand side of figure.)
Object history
Associated production: Hamlet. Playwright: William Shakespeare. Designer: E.W. Godwin. 1884. Performance category: Drama.
Subjects depicted
Costume
Ophelia
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.88-1998

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Record createdOctober 7, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1174218/costume-design-godwin-edward-william/
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