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Princess Ida

Costume Design
1954 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Wade, James (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (designed)

Costume design by James Wade for 'Soldier, Courtier' in Act I of a production of Princess Ida, at the Savoy Theatre, 1954.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Designs
Theatre
Object type
Costume design
TitlePrincess Ida (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and pencil on paper
Watercolour
Pencil
Ink
Paper
Painting
Drawing
Brief description
Costume design by James Wade for 'Soldier, Courtier' in Act I of a production of Princess Ida, at the Savoy Theatre, 1954
Physical description
Costume design by James Wade for 'Soldier, Courtier' in Act I of a production of Princess Ida, at the Savoy Theatre, 1954. The design is executed in watercolour and pencil and features a study of two boots. The boots fit closely to the leg and have a black ground decorated with deep crimson flame shaped motifs extending up and over the knee.
Dimensions
  • Height: 38.2cm
  • Width: 27.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'SOLDIER COURTIER ACT I' (Handwritten annotation in white paint in the top left hand corner of the design)
  • 'PAINTED LEATHER BOOTS/SHAPED CUFF/(COLOUR TO MATCH REST OF COSTUME)' (Handwritten annotation in white paint and pencil, bottom left hand side of the design)
  • 'Mr. Hobbs/" Sinden/" Habbick/ " Pollett' (Handwritten annotation in blue ink, top right hand side 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 'Soldier, Courtier' in Act I of a production of Princess Ida, at the Savoy Theatre, 1954.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.2982-2015

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Record createdFebruary 10, 2016
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1332013/princess-ida-costume-design-wade-james/
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