Not currently on display at the V&A

Costume Design

ca. 1880-1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Godwin, Edward William (designers)

Costume design by E.W. Godwin for a woman in 12th century costume, inscribed 'Statue by EWG', late nineteenth century


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 a woman in 12th century costume, inscribed 'Statue by EWG', late nineteenth century
Marks and inscriptions
  • '[...] / found in / tomb of [...] / [...] / c.1130' (Textual information. Upper centre edge of design.)
  • '12th century / Chartres' (Textual information. Upper right hand corner.)
  • 'Statue by EWG' (Textual information. Upper right hand side of figure.)
  • 'Silk crepée / [...] / sleeve tied up / untied would / trail on ground' (Textual information. Lower right hand side of figure.)
  • 'pleated / [...]' (Textual information. Above sketch in lower right hand corner.)
Object history
Associated production: Designer: E.W. Godwin.
Subject depicted
Costume
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.191-1998

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Record createdOctober 7, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1174324/costume-design-godwin-edward-william/
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