The Merchant of Venice
Design
1980 (designed)
1980 (designed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Preliminary costume design by Voytek for a servant in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, directed by Mike Alfreds, Sheffield Crucible, 1980. This production opened on 22 October 1980 before touring.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | The Merchant of Venice (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and pastel on card |
| Brief description | Preliminary costume design by Voytek for a servant (with sketch on reverse) in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, directed by Mike Alfreds, Sheffield Crucible, 1980 |
| Physical description | Pen and pastel on card preliminary costume design by Voytek for a servant in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, directed by Mike Alfreds, Sheffield Crucible, 1980. The design shows the character in a blue top and trousers, with the word VENICE written in red ink alongside and black ink annotations in three corners. On the reverse side is a sketch of a man with a dark beard and a large hat, swathed in a long cloak and carrying a sword in his left hand. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | BASIC
COSTUME
SLEEVES
& OTHER
COSTUME
PARTS
ATTACHED?
Servant
VENICE
WHITENED
BODY
HAIR SHORT CUT
WHITE OR
COLOURED GLOVES (On front side in black and red ink) |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Literary reference | The Merchant of Venice |
| Summary | Preliminary costume design by Voytek for a servant in William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, directed by Mike Alfreds, Sheffield Crucible, 1980. This production opened on 22 October 1980 before touring. |
| Other number | THM/153 (Voytek Archive) - Archive number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.1693-1994 |
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| Record created | September 18, 2014 |
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