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The Gondoliers

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

Costume design by Peter Goffin for the Duchess of Plasa-Toro in Act I of 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 the Duchess of Plasa-Toro in Act I of The Gondoliers, Princes Theatre, 1958
Physical description
Costume design by Peter Goffin for the Duchess of Plasa-Toro in Act I of The Gondoliers, Princes Theatre, 1958. The design features a full length, three quarter profile image of a woman wearing a dress with a close fitting bodice and trained skirt. The dress has a black and white overdress with elbow length sleeves and a moss green underskirt.
Dimensions
  • Height: 38.2cm
  • Width: 25.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Goffin/58' (Handwritten signature of designer, pencil, bottom left hand corner.)
  • 'Duchess/of/Plaza-Toro/Act I' (Handwritten annotation in pencil, top left 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.
Literary referenceThe Gondoliers
Summary
Costume design by Peter Goffin for the Duchess of Plasa-Toro in Act I of The Gondoliers, Princes Theatre, 1958.
Collection
Accession number
S.2484-2015

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Record createdJanuary 8, 2016
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