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 Ko Ko's Palace in 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. Possibly a copy made from an original design. |
| Brief description | Design for the set of Ko Ko's Palace in The Mikado, for a production staged at the Royal Festival Hall, London, created by Robert Bahl |
| Physical description | Design for the set of Ko Ko's Palace in The Mikado, for a production staged at the Royal Festival Hall, London, created by Robert Bahl. The line drawn design is executed in black, it features an ornate pagoda shaped structure, rising above pillars at its centre, with angled cross sections of the same, or similar structures, at the far left and far right of the foreground. The base of the stage is formed from angled and intersecting rectangular blocks. |
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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 | Design for the set of Ko Ko's Palace in The Mikado, for a production staged at the Royal Festival Hall, London, created by Robert Bahl. |
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| Accession number | S.4042-2015 |
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| Record created | March 18, 2016 |
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