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The Gondoliers

Costume Design
1958 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design by Peter Goffin for Annibale in The Gondoliers, Princes Theatre, 1958.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Gondoliers (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on paper
Brief description
Costume design by Peter Goffin for Annibale in The Gondoliers, Princes Theatre, 1958
Physical description
Costume design by Peter Goffin for Annibale in The Gondoliers, Princes Theatre, 1958. The design features a full length profile image of a male figure wearing a dark green knee length tunic, black knee breeches, a white shirt with full sleeves and a black academic gown. He is holding a roll sheet of paper in his left hand.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31.6cm
  • Width: 18.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Goffin/58' (Handwritten signature of designer, pencil, bottom left hand corner.)
Credit line
Given by Dame Bridget D'Oyly Carte.
The V&A wishes to acknowledge the generous support given by The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, which facilitated the cataloguing of the D’Oyly Carte Archive designs in 2015/16.
Object history
The design was previously mounted on a sheet of paper on the rear of which was the following pencil annotation: 'G54', 'REED','NOW MR. MARSLAND'/'Cloak made/in black;Sept 1960/Michael Wakeham'
Literary referenceThe Gondoliers
Summary
Costume design by Peter Goffin for Annibale in The Gondoliers, Princes Theatre, 1958.
Collection
Accession number
S.2482-2015

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Record createdJanuary 8, 2016
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