The Pirates of Penzance
Sketches
ca. 1920s (designed)
ca. 1920s (designed)
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Costume sketch, executed by Percy Home during a performance of The Pirates of Penzance, unidentified character, ca. 1920s.
Object details
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| Title | The Pirates of Penzance (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour and pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Costume sketch, executed by Percy Home during a performance of The Pirates of Penzance, unidentified character, ca. 1920s |
| Physical description | Costume sketch, executed by Percy Home during a performance of The Pirates of Penzance, unidentified character, ca. 1920s. The sketch features a full length, three quarter profile image of a woman wearing a mid nineteenth century style slate blue and white evening dress with a full skirt and fitted bodice. She is positioned with her back to the viewer and her arms by her sides. |
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| 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 sketch, executed by Percy Home during a performance of The Pirates of Penzance, unidentified character, ca. 1920s. |
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| Accession number | S.2963-2015 |
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| Record created | February 4, 2016 |
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