The Merchant of Venice
Design
1980 (designed)
1980 (designed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Design for gold casket by Voytek for 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 on paper |
| Brief description | Design for gold casket by Voytek for William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, directed by Mike Alfreds, Sheffield Crucible, 1980 |
| Physical description | Pen on paper design for gold casket by Voytek for William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, directed by Mike Alfreds, Sheffield Crucible, 1980. The design shows a box with an open scroll resting on the lid, a key, and another design for the box showing it opening to reveal a skull. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | MERCHANT OF VENICEW CASKETS
PROP. NOTES
NOT TO SCALE.
NOTE: FOR TEXTS OF
THE SCROLLS INSIDE
& OUTSIDE THE TEXT.
SEE DESIGNER OR DIRECTOR.
A
GOLD CASKET
GOLD SCROLL
2"
1'3'
CUBE
3 OFF. BLACK LAQUERED.
BOXES. 1'3" CUBES. ½" THICKNESS.
WITH REMOVABLE LIDS
EACH LID DIFFERENT.
2
FLAT SQUARE KEYS
3 OFF.
KEY HOLE.
BLACK
ENAMEL
FINISH
GOLD SILVER OR LEAD EDGE
SCROLL IN
EYESOCKETS
ON REMOVAL
OF THE LID.
THE SIDES OF THE BOX.
TO COLLAPSE OUTWARDS
REVEALING A SKULL
(LIFESIZE INSIDE)
OLD RUGS
(BLACK) DUST
RUSTY INTERIOR. OF THE BOX. (On front side in black ink) |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Literary reference | The Merchant of Venice |
| Summary | Design for gold casket by Voytek for 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.1768-1994 |
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| Record created | September 24, 2014 |
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