Ruddigore
Costume Design
1886 (made)
1886 (made)
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Costume design by Wilhelm (William John Charles Pitcher) for an Ancestor, 1670, in the first production of Gilbert and Sullivan's opera Ruddigore, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Savoy Theatre, 1887.
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Title | Ruddigore (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Watercolour and pen and ink |
Brief description | Costume design by Wilhelm (William John Charles Pitcher) for an Ancestor, 1670, in the first production of Gilbert and Sullivan's opera Ruddigore, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Savoy Theatre, 1887 |
Physical description | Costume design by Wilhelm for an Ancestor in Ruddigore. Watercolour drawing of a man in Charles II costume, standing in front of a parapet with a column to right and a view of trees and sky beyond. He wears a black shoulder length wig and a pale lavender-grey jacket and full breeches with a full-sleeved white shirt, the sleeves and breeches trimmed in maroon. A swag of gold-coloured drapery falls from right across the parapet. Inscribed in ink, '1670', upper left hand corner, with costume details written down the left hand side. Signed. |
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Summary | Costume design by Wilhelm (William John Charles Pitcher) for an Ancestor, 1670, in the first production of Gilbert and Sullivan's opera Ruddigore, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Savoy Theatre, 1887. |
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Accession number | S.205-1977 |
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Record created | April 13, 2018 |
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