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The Bountry

Costume
1984 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume worn by Anthony Hopkins in The Bounty, designed by John Bloomfield, 1984.

The British Film Institute (BFI) acquired its costume collection for display at the Museum of the Moving Image, which existed on the South Bank in London between 1988 and 1999. The collection is made up of British, European, American and Japanese films and covers the period from the silent film era to the mid-1990s. It contains a wealth of historic and significant film costumes worn by major performers and designed by some of the 20th century’s most important film costume designers. The collection was transferred to the V&A in 2015.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 6 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Film Costumes
  • Breeches
  • Film Costumes
  • Shirt
  • Film Costumes
  • Waistcoat
  • Film Costumes
  • Shirt Cuff
  • Film Costumes
  • Shirt Cuff
  • Film Costumes
  • Cravat
TitleThe Bountry (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Wool, linen, and cotton.
Brief description
Costume worn by Anthony Hopkins in The Bounty, designed by John Bloomfield, 1984
Physical description
Costume consisting of breeches, shirt, waistcoat, shirt cuffs, and cravat, probably worn by Anthony Hopkins, in The Bounty.
Dimensions
  • Costume weight weight: 2.5kg
  • Breeches, width, hip to hip width: 54cm
  • Breeches, waist to hem, laid flat length: 54cm
  • Right cuff width: 16cm
  • Right cuff length: 44cm
  • Left cuff width: 15cm
  • Cravat, length length: 144cm
  • Cravat, width width: 14cm
Credit line
Given by the British Film Institute
Summary
Costume worn by Anthony Hopkins in The Bounty, designed by John Bloomfield, 1984.

The British Film Institute (BFI) acquired its costume collection for display at the Museum of the Moving Image, which existed on the South Bank in London between 1988 and 1999. The collection is made up of British, European, American and Japanese films and covers the period from the silent film era to the mid-1990s. It contains a wealth of historic and significant film costumes worn by major performers and designed by some of the 20th century’s most important film costume designers. The collection was transferred to the V&A in 2015.
Collection
Accession number
S.1662:1 to 6-2015

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Record createdMay 29, 2015
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