The Mikado
Set Design
mid to late twentieth century (designed)
mid to late twentieth century (designed)
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Design for the set of The Mikado, for a production staged at the Royal Festival Hall, London, created by Robert Bahl.
Object details
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| Title | The Mikado (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Felt tip pen on paper. |
| Brief description | Design for the set of The Mikado, for a production staged at the Royal Festival Hall, London, created by Robert Bahl |
| Physical description | Design for the set of The Mikado, for a production staged at the Royal Festival Hall, London, created by Robert Bahl. The design is executed in red and black pen. It features a line drawn design for the set in Act II of The Mikado. The set is formed from rectangular red blocks, with a vertical staggered red line at the centre. The red blocks intersect with one another and are positioned at angles to one another across the stage. The are enclosed by staggered black lines. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Mikado Act II' (Handwritten annotation in red pen. Right hand side of base.) |
| 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 | Design for the set of The Mikado, for a production staged at the Royal Festival Hall, London, created by Robert Bahl. |
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| Accession number | S.4041-2015 |
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| Record created | March 18, 2016 |
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