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The Yeomen of the Guard

Costume Design
1888 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design by Percy Anderson for members of the Chorus in The Yeomen of the Guard, Savoy Theatre, 1888.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Yeomen of the Guard (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil on paper
Brief description
Costume design by Percy Anderson for members of the Chorus in The Yeomen of the Guard, Savoy Theatre, 1888
Physical description
Costume design by Percy Anderson for members of the Chorus in The Yeomen of the Guard. Six full length female figures, standing in two groups of three, wearing variously coloured ankle-length dresses and caps, all in slightly different styles. Annotated with the names of the wearers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.9cm (approximately)
  • Width: 35.5cm (approximately)
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 Percy Anderson for members of the Chorus in The Yeomen of the Guard, Savoy Theatre, 1888.
Collection
Accession number
S.3332-2015

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Record createdMarch 18, 2016
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