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Costume Design

1881 (made)
Artist/Maker
Godwin, Edward William (designers)

Costume design by E.W. Godwin for Don Carlos and a Friend of Carlos in Juana, 1881


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Designs
Theatre Costume
Object type
Costume design
Materials and techniques
Pencil and watercolour on paper
Brief description
Costume design by E.W. Godwin for Don Carlos and a Friend of Carlos in Juana, 1881
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Juana' (Textual information. Upper left hand corner.)
  • 'caps of officials' (Textual information. Beneath right hand caps.)
  • 'EWG' (Signature. Upper left hand side.)
  • '1st act / Carlos / 1st scene / without / falcon chain / or hat but / white / skull cap' (Textual information. Lower left hand side of figure.)
  • 'Friend of / Carlos in / undress' (Textual information. Lower right hand side of figure.)
Object history
Associated production: Juana. Designer: E.W. Godwin. Actor: Johnston Forbes-Robertson. Royal Court Theatre, London, 7.5.1881. Performance category: Drama. Johnston Forbes-Robertson played the role of Don Carlos in this production.
Subjects depicted
Costume
Carlos (Don)
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.101-1998

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Record createdOctober 7, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1174231/costume-design-godwin-edward-william/
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