Theatre Costume
1936
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Garter worn by Barry Jones as King Charles I in the play Charles I, 1936. Garter of deep blue velvet in two parts, buckled together right of the centre, the remaining 'tail' tied into a single flat knot. Edged with narrow gold Russia braid. Embroidered from left with 'QUI. MAL. Y. PENSE' and (to right of buckle) 'HONI. SOIT.' in narrow gold metal cord; the 'tail' embroidered with a leaf design in narrow gold metal cord. Lined with deep blue satin. Fastened with large press stud on to elastic addition.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Garter worn by Barry Jones as King Charles I in the play Charles I, 1936. |
| Physical description | Garter worn by Barry Jones as King Charles I in the play Charles I, 1936. Garter of deep blue velvet in two parts, buckled together right of the centre, the remaining 'tail' tied into a single flat knot. Edged with narrow gold Russia braid. Embroidered from left with 'QUI. MAL. Y. PENSE' and (to right of buckle) 'HONI. SOIT.' in narrow gold metal cord; the 'tail' embroidered with a leaf design in narrow gold metal cord. Lined with deep blue satin. Fastened with large press stud on to elastic addition. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given by the British Theatre Museum Association |
| Object history | Garter worn by Barry Jones as King Charles I in Maurice Colbourne's play 'Charles I' at the Lyric Theatre, London, 9th October 1936. The production was designed by Motley, and also toured Canada in 1939. Given to the British Theatre Museum Association by Barry Jones in October 1968 as part of the Barry Jones - Maurice Colbourne Collection. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Association | |
| Literary reference | Charles I |
| Other number | 1968/A/99 - BTMA accession number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1240-1982 |
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 Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis.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 | May 7, 2004 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSON
