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The Mikado

Costume Sketch
early 20th century (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume sketch by Percy Home for Female and Male Chorus Members from a production of The Mikado, early 20th century.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Mikado (generic title)
Materials and techniques
bodycolour over pastel on paper
Brief description
Costume sketch by Percy Home for Female and Male Chorus Members from a production of The Mikado, early 20th century
Physical description
Bodycolour over pastel on paper costume sketch by Percy Home for Female and Male Chorus Members from a production of The Mikado, early 20th century. The sketch is on a folded piece of paper, on one side is a profile view of a female character wearing a white kimono with pale pink floral print. The reverses side features a profile view of a male and female figure. The female on the left is wearing a white and red kimono with blue sash. The male figure iws wearing a white and black kimono.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28.1cm
  • Width: 23.7cm
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 sketch by Percy Home for Female and Male Chorus Members from a production of The Mikado, early 20th century.
Collection
Accession number
S.2828-2015

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Record createdMarch 11, 2016
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