Theatre Design

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Artist/Maker	Forbes-Robertson, Eric (artist)
Place of origin	London (made)

One of two designs for the costumes of Roderigo in Shakespeare's 'Othello'. Drawing by Eric Forbes-Robertson in pencil, pen and ink, watercolour and gold. With specimens of fabric attached. Signed 'Le Celte' and numbered '2'. Inscribed with notes and '2nd dress. Roderigo. Mr. Graham Brown'

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Categories	Drawings Theatre Shakespeare Scotland
Object type	Theatre design
Materials and techniques	Drawing in pencil, pen and ink, watercolour and gold Pencil Pen and Ink Watercolour Gold Drawing
Brief description	One of two designs for the costumes of Roderigo in Shakespeare's 'Othello'. Drawing by Eric Forbes-Robertson in pencil, pen and ink, watercolour and gold. With specimens of fabric attached. Signed 'Le Celte' and numbered '2'. Inscribed with notes and '2nd dress. Roderigo. Mr. Graham Brown'
Physical description	One of two designs for the costumes of Roderigo in Shakespeare's 'Othello'. Drawing by Eric Forbes-Robertson in pencil, pen and ink, watercolour and gold. With specimens of fabric attached. Signed 'Le Celte' and numbered '2'. Inscribed with notes and '2nd dress. Roderigo. Mr. Graham Brown'
Dimensions	Length: 30.7cm Height: 12.5cm Taken from 'Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1966' published by HMSO 1967
Marks and inscriptions	'Le Celte' (Signed) '2' (Numbered) '2nd dress. Roderigo. Mr Graham Brown (Inscribed with notes and)
Subjects depicted	Costume Roderigo
Literary reference	Shakespeare's Othello
Bibliographic reference	Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1966 pub. HMSO 1967
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.999-1966

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O695296/theatre-design-forbes-robertson-eric/

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