Not currently on display at the V&A

Set Design

ca. 1958 (made)
Artist/Maker
Lancaster, Osbert (Sir) (theatre designers)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Set design illustration of the manicured gardens of a grand building, framed by a dark red curtain and two female statues

Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Designs
Opera
Object type
Set design
Materials and techniques
Water- and a body-colour on paper with cut-out amendments pasted on
Watercolour
Paper
Painting (Image-Making)
Collage
Brief description
Set for Act I and II, The Square of Zanzibar by Osbert Lancaster, Tiresias, Aldeburgh Festival, June 1958
Physical description
Set design illustration of the manicured gardens of a grand building, framed by a dark red curtain and two female statues
Dimensions
  • Height: 60.2cm (Note: measurement converted from department register)
  • Width: 36.8cm (Note: measurement converted from department register)
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
CIRC.740-1967

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Record createdMay 12, 2011
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1221644/set-design-lancaster-osbert-sir/
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