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The Gondoliers

Working Costume Design
1929 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design by Charles Ricketts for the Female Chorus from The Gondoliers, Savoy Theatre, 1929.


Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Working Costume Designs
  • Notes
TitleThe Gondoliers (generic title)
Materials and techniques
hand-coloured watercolour and bodycolour over photographic copy on paper
Brief description
Working costume design by Charles Ricketts for Venetian Female Chorus from The Gondoliers, Savoy Theatre, 1929.
Physical description
Hand-coloured watercolour and bodycolour over photographic copy on paper. The design features a female figure wearing a floral skirt, fuschia apron with purple tassels, olive-green bodice and hat.
Dimensions
  • Height: 37.8cm
  • Width: 18.7cm
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.
Summary
Costume design by Charles Ricketts for the Female Chorus from The Gondoliers, Savoy Theatre, 1929.
Collection
Accession number
S.2301:1, 2-2015

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Record createdJanuary 15, 2016
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