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Costume Design

1883 (made)
Artist/Maker
Godwin, Edward William (designers)

Costume design by E.W. Godwin for Richard Orchardson in Storm-Beaten, 1883


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Designs
Theatre Costume
Object type
Costume design
Materials and techniques
Pencil and colour notes on paper
Brief description
Costume design by E.W. Godwin for Richard Orchardson in Storm-Beaten, 1883
Marks and inscriptions
  • '2 A + b' (Textual information. Upper left hand corner.)
  • '1770' (Textual information. Upper right hand corner.)
  • '1770/II' (Textual information. Upper right hand side of main figure.)
  • 'length of / cloak / added / for III' (Textual information. Beneath left hand figure.)
  • 'silk suit of apple green. gilt buttons / + gold trimming / Waistcoat yellow / Hose very pale apple green' (Textual information. Beneath main figure.)
Object history
Associated production: Storm-Beaten. Designer: E.W. Godwin. Actor: J. H. Barnes. Adelphi Theatre, Leeds, 14.3.1883. Performance category: Drama. Production type: World premiere. J.H. Barnes played the role of Richard Orchardson in this production.
Subjects depicted
Costume
Orchardson, Richard
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.161-1998

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Record createdOctober 7, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1174294/costume-design-godwin-edward-william/
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