Not currently on display at the V&A

Princess Ida

Costume Design
1883 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Wilhelm (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (designed)

Costume design by Wilhelm (1858-1925) for 'King Gama' in the original production of Princess Ida, at the Savoy Theatre, 1884.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Designs
Theatre
Object type
Costume design
TitlePrincess Ida (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and pencil on card
Watercolour
Pencil
Card
Painting
Drawing
Brief description
Costume design by Wilhelm (1858-1925) for 'King Hildebrand' in the original production of Princess Ida, at the Savoy Theatre, 1884
Physical description
Costume design by Wilhelm (1858-1925) for 'King Gama' in the original production of Princess Ida, at the Savoy Theatre, 1884. The design is executed in watercolour on card. It features a full length image of a man dressed in blue and green slashed doublet and trunk hose under a gold and brown gown with hanging sleeves. His left hand is slightly upraised and he is holding a narrow brown cane in his right hand.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.2cm
  • Width: 19.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'King Gama' (Handwritten annotation in faded black ink, top left hand corner of the design.)
  • 'WILHELM/83' (Signature of artist, handwritten annotation in faded black ink at the 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 Wilhelm (1858-1925) for 'King Gama' in the original production of Princess Ida, at the Savoy Theatre, 1884.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.3001-2015

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdFebruary 17, 2016
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1333265/princess-ida-costume-design-wilhelm/
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest