Gladys Calthrop costume design for John Gabriel Borkman
Costume Design
ca. 1926 (drawn)
ca. 1926 (drawn)
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Costume design by Gladys Calthrop for the character of Ella Rentheim in Act I of <i>John Gabriel Borkman</i>, possibly 1926, 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. She worked in both London and New York.
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. She worked in both London and New York.
Object details
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| Title | Gladys Calthrop costume design for John Gabriel Borkman (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour over pencil drawing |
| Brief description | Costume design by Gladys Calthrop for the character of Ella Rentheim in Act I of John Gabriel Borkman, possibly 1926, Gladys Calthrop Design Collection. |
| Physical description | Design for the character of Ella Rentheim, wearing a black skirt and a short black cloak over the shoulders; also wearing a black hat. The interior lining of the cloak is brown, as is her bag. Signed by the artist, lower right. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Gladys Calthrop |
| Literary reference | John Gabriel Borkman |
| Summary | Costume design by Gladys Calthrop for the character of Ella Rentheim in Act I of <i>John Gabriel Borkman</i>, possibly 1926, 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. She worked in both London and New York. |
| Other number | THM/52 - Archive number |
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| Accession number | S.486-2012 |
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| Record created | May 24, 2012 |
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