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The Grand Duke

Costume Design
1896 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design by Percy Anderson for one of the Prince's Suite in Act II from The Grand Duke, Savoy Theatre, 1896.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Grand Duke (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil on card
Brief description
Costume design by Percy Anderson for one of the Prince's Suite in Act II from The Grand Duke, Savoy Theatre, 1896
Physical description
Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil on card. Designed for one of the Prince's Suite, he is wearing a red jacket with gold-coloured trim and cape-like sleeves, white shirt, red breeches with gold-coloured trim on the side seams, white tights, brown calf boots, black hat with white plume feathers, and a sword beld across his chest.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22cm (approximately)
  • Width: 13.5cm (approximately)
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 Percy Anderson for one of the Prince's Suite in Act II from The Grand Duke, Savoy Theatre, 1896.
Collection
Accession number
S.2585-2015

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Record createdFebruary 9, 2016
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