Drawing
1903 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Costume design for a Viking. Drawing depicting a Viking, shown full-length, turned to right, wearing a helmet, mail and a tunic with fur, and resting his left hand on a sword.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and wash |
| Brief description | Design for a Viking costume for Ibsen's 'The Vikings'. Ink and wash drawing by Edward Gordon Craig, 1903. |
| Physical description | Costume design for a Viking. Drawing depicting a Viking, shown full-length, turned to right, wearing a helmet, mail and a tunic with fur, and resting his left hand on a sword. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Marks and inscriptions |
|
| Credit line | Given by Mr James Laver CBE |
| Historical context | Ibsen’s The Vikings, was produced at the Imperial Theatre, London, 15 April 1903. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.951-1959 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSON
