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Gladys Calthrop costume sketches for Twelfth Night

Costume Design
ca. 1926 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Two costume sketches by Gladys Calthrop, for the characters of Curio and Valentine in <i>Twelfth Night</i>, for a production at the Civic Repertory Theatre in New York 1926. The characters of Curio and Valentine were played respectively by the actors Edwin Cooper and Ian Emery. Gladys Calthrop Design Collection.

Gladys Calthrop (1894-1980) was an English set and costume designer. Born Gladys Treeby in Devon, Calthrop married, and later separated from, Everard E. Calthrop. She met Noel Coward in Italy during 1921, they subsequently became friends and worked together on many plays. Their first collaboration was on The Vortex in 1924 for which Calthrop designed both sets and costumes. She also designed the set and costumes for several other productions, other than Coward's plays, including Shakespeare's plays. She worked in both London and New York.


Object details

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Object type
TitleGladys Calthrop costume sketches for Twelfth Night (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil sketch on paper
Brief description
Two costume sketch by Gladys Calthrop, for the characters of Curio and Valentine in Twelfth Night, for a production at the Civic Repertory Theatre in New York, 1926, Gladys Calthrop Design Collection
Physical description
Features two sketches of the bust and hips, with breastplates, sleeves and faulds covering the hips.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.2cm
  • Width: 21.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
Credit line
Bequeathed by Gladys Calthrop
Literary referenceTwelfth Night
Summary
Two costume sketches by Gladys Calthrop, for the characters of Curio and Valentine in <i>Twelfth Night</i>, for a production at the Civic Repertory Theatre in New York 1926. The characters of Curio and Valentine were played respectively by the actors Edwin Cooper and Ian Emery. Gladys Calthrop Design Collection.

Gladys Calthrop (1894-1980) was an English set and costume designer. Born Gladys Treeby in Devon, Calthrop married, and later separated from, Everard E. Calthrop. She met Noel Coward in Italy during 1921, they subsequently became friends and worked together on many plays. Their first collaboration was on The Vortex in 1924 for which Calthrop designed both sets and costumes. She also designed the set and costumes for several other productions, other than Coward's plays, including Shakespeare's plays. She worked in both London and New York.
Other number
THM/52 - Archive number
Collection
Accession number
S.480-2012

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Record createdMay 24, 2012
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