Princess Ida
Costume Design
1954 (designed)
1954 (designed)
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Costume design by James Wade for 'Lady Warriors' in a production of Princess Ida, at the Savoy Theatre, 1954.
Object details
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Title | Princess Ida (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Watercolour and pencil on paper |
Brief description | Costume design by James Wade for 'Lady Warriors' in a production of Princess Ida, at the Savoy Theatre, 1954 |
Physical description | Costume design by James Wade for 'Lady Warriors' in a production of Princess Ida, at the Savoy Theatre, 1954. The design is executed in watercolour and pencil and features a three quarter length, female figure. The figure is dressed in a grey helmet and a short sleeved dark grey tabard with a central motif of a trident surrounded by red flames. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'LADY WARRIORS' (Handwritten annotation in white paint in the top left hand corner of the design) |
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 'Lady Warriors' in a production of Princess Ida, at the Savoy Theatre, 1954. |
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Accession number | S.2968-2015 |
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Record created | February 9, 2016 |
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