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The Pirates of Penzance

Costume Design
1929 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Sheringham, George (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (designed)

Costume design by George Sheringham (1884-1937) for 'Kate' in a production of The Pirates of Penzance, 1929.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Designs
Theatre
Object type
Costume design
TitleThe Pirates of Penzance (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and pencil on card
Watercolour
Pencil
Card
Ink
Painting
Drawing
Brief description
Costume design by George Sheringham (1884-1937) for 'Kate' in a production of The Pirates of Penzance, 1929
Physical description
Costume design by George Sheringham (1884-1937) for 'Kate' in a production of The Pirates of Penzance, 1929. The design is executed in watercolour on card. It features a full length, profile, image of a women wearing a blue, green and white dress with a full, bell shaped, skirt and long sleeves. She also has pale green shoes and a blue, white and green bonnet. Her left hand is resting on her skirt and her right hand is gesturing towards her left shoulder.
Dimensions
  • Height: 38.1cm
  • Width: 26.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'George Sheringham' (Handwritten annotation in blue ink, signature of designer, bottom left hand corner of the design.)
  • 'PIRATES OF PENZANCE' (Handwritten annotation in blue ink bottom right hand corner.)
  • 'Kate, Miss Shildchick[?]' (Handwritten annotation in pencil at the base of the design.)
  • 'Kate/Secondary Principal' (Handwritten annotation in pencil on the rear 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 George Sheringham (1884-1937) for 'Kate' in a production of The Pirates of Penzance, 1929.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.3012-2015

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Record createdFebruary 19, 2016
Record URL
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