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The Gondoliers

Costume Design
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

Categories
Object type
TitleThe 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 three quarter profile image of a male figure wearing a pale green and white striped long sleeved shirt under a sleeveless white waistcoat with pale red revers. He is also wearing long pale blue close fitting trousers and a red cap. He is standing with his left hand in his trouser pocket.
Dimensions
  • Height: 37.8cm
  • Width: 24.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Goffin/58' (Handwritten annotation in pencil, signature of artist, bottom right 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'/'G36'/'HABBICK'/'Sept 1960/Jack Hattrick'
Summary
Costume design by Peter Goffin for a male chorus member, Gondolier, in The Gondoliers, Princes Theatre, 1958.
Collection
Accession number
S.2502-2015

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Record createdJanuary 12, 2016
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