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Princess Ida

Costume Design
1954 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design by James Wade for Princess Ida, unidentified character, Savoy Theatre, 1954.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePrincess Ida (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and pencil on paper
Brief description
Costume design by James Wade for Princess Ida, unidentified character, Savoy Theatre, 1954
Physical description
Costume design by James Wade for Princess Ida, unidentified character. The sketch features a series of three head and shoulder studies of a woman's head from different angles, recording details of her wig.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.7cm
  • Width: 19.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Princess Ida (15) Courtier Act I Wig Detail WHITE' (Handwritten annotation in pencil, top 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.
Summary
Costume design by James Wade for Princess Ida, unidentified character, Savoy Theatre, 1954.
Collection
Accession number
S.2971-2015

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2016
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