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Theatre Design

1952 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Design for a back-cloth.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Drawing in watercolour and gouache
Brief description
Design for the back-cloth in scenes 1 and 3 of the ballet Bonne Bouche, watercolour and gouache, by Osbert Lancaster, 1952.
Physical description
Design for a back-cloth.
Dimensions
  • Height: 48.6cm
  • Width: 70.2cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963
Marks and inscriptions
'Scenes 1 & 3 Backcloth.' (Inscribed on the back:)
Object history
This drawing was No. 18 in an exhibition of drawings by the artist held at the Redfern Gallery, London, 5 to 28 June 1952.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963.
Collection
Accession number
E.510-1952

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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