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Theatre Costume

1987 (made)
Artist/Maker
Chitty, Alison (designers)

Costume for Antony in Antony and Cleopatra consisting of a red velvet doublet trimmed with gold braid, red waistcoat decorated with gold sequins and metal thread embroidery, and red velvet trousers

Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Theatre Costume
Costumes
Shakespeare
Object type
Theatre costume
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Theatre Costume
  • Doublet
  • Theatre Costume
  • Waistcoat
  • Theatre Costume
  • Trousers
Materials and techniques
Velvet
Braid
Metal Thread
Sequins
Sewing
Embroidering
Brief description
Costume for Antony in Antony and Cleopatra, designed by Alison Chitty and worn by Anthony Hopkins, 1987
Physical description
Costume for Antony in Antony and Cleopatra consisting of a red velvet doublet trimmed with gold braid, red waistcoat decorated with gold sequins and metal thread embroidery, and red velvet trousers
Dimensions
  • Doublet, collar to hem length: 75cm
  • Doublet, across shoulders width: 55cm
  • Waistcoat, collar to hem length: 56cm
  • Waistcoat, across shoulders width: 46cm
  • Trousers, waist to hem length: 100cm
  • Trousers, waist width: 33cm
  • Total hanging weight of costume weight: 2.6kg
Marks and inscriptions
'National Theatre' (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. Associated production: Antony and Cleopatra. Designer: Alison Chitty. Director: Peter Hall. Wearer and actor: Anthony Hopkins. Character: Mark Antony. Performing company: National Theatre. Olivier Theatre, National Theatre, London, 9.4.1987. Performance category: Drama. Costumes for this production: S.774:1 to S.776-1997.
Associated objects
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.774:1 to 3-1997

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Record createdOctober 7, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1173845/theatre-costume-chitty-alison/
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