Theatre Costume
1952 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Dark blue suit jacket and waistcoat worn by Laurence Olivier, 1952
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
|
| Brief description | Dark blue suit jacket and waistcoat worn by Laurence Olivier, 1952 |
| Dimensions |
|
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Anderson and Sheppard Ltd 30 Saville Row W1 All474 15 Oct 1952 Sir Laurence Olivier' (Trade label.) |
| Object history | Costumes purchased at the Royal National Theatre charity auction in 1996, or donated by the National Theatre prior to the auction: S.742 - S.810-1997, S.822 - S.824:2-1997. This object was originally part of Lot no.35 in the auction of costumes from the Royal National Theatre Archive, which took place at Sotheby's Main Galleries, New Bond Street, on 18 December 1996. This Lot was withdrawn from sale and the costumes were donated to the Theatre Museum. Wearer and actor: Laurence Olivier. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.743:1, 2-1997 |
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 Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis.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 | July 1, 2009 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSON
