The Gondoliers
Costume Design
1958 (designed)
1958 (designed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Costume design by Peter Goffin for a male chorus member, Gondolier, in The Gondoliers, Princes Theatre, 1958.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Gondoliers (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Costume design by Peter Goffin for a male chorus member, Gondolier, in The Gondoliers, Princes Theatre, 1958 |
| Physical description | Costume design by Peter Goffin for male chorus member, Gondolier, in The Gondoliers, Princes Theatre, 1958. The design features a full length, image of a male figure wearing a long sleeved pale blue and white shirt under a sleeveless green waistcoat, with dark blue close fitting trousers which have a wide red sash at the waist. He is also wearing a red and blue cap and is standing with his right hand on his hip. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Goffin/58' (Handwritten annotation in pencil, signature of artist, 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 annotation in pencil: 'The Gondoliers'/'G29'/'Stewart THOMAS'/'Sept 1960/William Daive[?]'/May 1961/Arthur Parry' |
| Summary | Costume design by Peter Goffin for a male chorus member, Gondolier, in The Gondoliers, Princes Theatre, 1958. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.2496-2015 |
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| Record created | January 12, 2016 |
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