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King Arthur

Theatre Costume
1995 (made)
Artist/Maker
Brown, Paul (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Trousers worn by Albanact, similar to those which formed part of a costume for Howard Ward at King Arthur in the title role of a Royal Opera House and Paris Théâtre du Châtelet co-production of King Arthur, May 1995.


Object details

Categories
Theatre
Costumes
Entertainment & Leisure
Object type
Theatre costume
TitleKing Arthur (generic title)
Materials and techniques
cotton, paint
Cotton (Textile)
Machine Stitching
Stencilling
Brief description
Trousers designed by Paul Brown, worn by the character Albanact and similar to those worn by Howard Ward in the title role in Purcell's opera King Arthur, co-production between the Royal Opera House, London and the Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris. It opened at the Royal Opera House in May 1995.
Physical description
White silk trousers with stencilled with a pattern of red circles. The interior is lined with white cotton. The trousers are full at the hips, but taper towards the ankle. There is a lycra gusset at the rear crotch and white braces are attached to the inside of the waistband (these are made from button hole elastic). They fasten at the centre front with a zip, hook and bar.

A label at the interior of the centre back waist reads: 'King Arthur/R.Avery/Albanact'
Dimensions
  • Trousers; waist to hem length: 103cm
  • Trousers; waist width: 46cm
  • Weight: 0.6kg
Summary
Trousers worn by Albanact, similar to those which formed part of a costume for Howard Ward at King Arthur in the title role of a Royal Opera House and Paris Théâtre du Châtelet co-production of King Arthur, May 1995.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.840-2017

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Record createdAugust 18, 2017
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1410283/king-arthur-theatre-costume-brown-paul/
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