The Grand Duke
Costume Design
1896 (designed)
1896 (designed)
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Costume design by Percy Anderson for Baroness von Krakenfeldt in Act I from The Grand Duke, Savoy Theatre, 1896.
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Title | The Grand Duke (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil on card |
Brief description | Costume design by Percy Anderson for Baroness von Krakenfeldt in Act I from The Grand Duke, Savoy Theatre, 1896 |
Physical description | Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil on card. Designed for the Baroness von Krakenfeldt in Act I, she is wearing an orange and white striped sack-back with orange trim and lapels, a black top and petticoat, white shirt, silver-coloured and blue multi-strand necklace, white hat with white ribbon trim and white lace underneath. There is an inset detail of a black headdress. On the reverse is a pencil sketch of Richardson's Show Nobleman. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'Countess of Krakenfeld' (Written on the rendering by Anderson, but incorrectly identifying the character. It should read: 'Baroness von Krakenfeldt'.) |
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 Baroness von Krakenfeldt in Act I from The Grand Duke, Savoy Theatre, 1896. |
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Accession number | S.2587-2015 |
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Record created | February 9, 2016 |
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