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Costume Design

1875 (made)
Artist/Maker
Godwin, Edward William (designers)

Costume design by E.W. Godwin for Portia in The Merchant of Venice, 1875


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Designs
Theatre Costume
Object type
Costume design
Materials and techniques
Ink and wash on paper
Brief description
Costume design by E.W. Godwin for Portia in The Merchant of Venice, 1875
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'J.Amman' (Textual information. Lower left hand side of left hand figure.)
  • 'Vecellio' (Textual information. Beneath right hand figure.)
Object history
Associated production: The Merchant of Venice. Designer: E.W. Godwin. Actor: Ellen Terry. Prince of Wales Theatre and Scala Theatre, London, 17.4.1875. Performance category: Drama. Ellen Terry played the role of Portia in this production.
Subjects depicted
Costume
Portia
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.83-1998

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Record createdOctober 7, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1174213/costume-design-godwin-edward-william/
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