The Pirates of Penzance
Set Design
ca. 1920 (designed)
ca. 1920 (designed)
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Set design by William Bridges-Adams for a scene in Act II from a production of The Pirates of Penzance, ca. 1920.
Object details
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| Title | The Pirates of Penzance (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | watercolour and bodycolour over pencil on paper |
| Brief description | Set design by William Bridges-Adams for a scene in Act II from a production of The Pirates of Penzance, ca. 1920 |
| Physical description | Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil on paper and mounted set design by William Bridges-Adams for a scene in Act II from a production of The Pirates of Penzance, ca. 1920. The design features a series of columns and archways and a night sky in the background. There is also a photograph of the set above the design. Both are mounted. |
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| 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 | Set design by William Bridges-Adams for a scene in Act II from a production of The Pirates of Penzance, ca. 1920. |
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| Accession number | S.3832-2015 |
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| Record created | March 16, 2016 |
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