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Rose of Persia

Costume Design
1899 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Anderson, Percy (designers)
Place of origin
Great Britain (designed)

Costume design for a chorus member in Rose of Persia, 1899.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Designs
Theatre
Object type
Costume design
TitleRose of Persia (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and pencil on paper with fabric swatches
Pencil
Paper
Watercolour
Cloth
Drawing
Painting
Brief description
Costume design for chorus members in Rose of Persia, 1899
Physical description
Costume design for chorus members in Rose of Persia, 1899. The design features the head and shoulders of three women, who are wearing blue and green headdresses. Pinned to the right and left corner are blue and green fabric swatches.
Dimensions
  • Tallest part height: 15cm (approximate)
  • Widest part width: 22.8cm (approximate)
Marks and inscriptions
  • '2 / [?] / +2 / chorus / Act II.' / Percy Anderson signature / 'sketch / No 20 / A / other duplicates / of 7 / sketch + / No 20 B / Hope / Sketch + / No 20 / C / Coleman' (On front side in pencil and watercolour)
  • 'Sketch No 20 A / Act 2 / 1 chorus lady / No 24 Miss [R?] / one dress as per sketch / Sketch No 20 B / Act 2 / 1 chorus lady / No 22 Miss Hope / one dress as per sketch & colour / Sketch No 20 C / 1 chorus lady / No 23 Miss Coleman / one dress as per sketch & colour' (On reverse side in pencil)
Credit line
Given by Dame Bridget D'Oyly Carte.
The V&A wishes to acknowledge the generous support given by The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, which facilitated the cataloguing of the D’Oyly Carte Archive designs in 2015/16.
Summary
Costume design for a chorus member in Rose of Persia, 1899.
Other number
- Archive number
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.2739-2015

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Record createdJanuary 8, 2016
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1328180/rose-of-persia-costume-design-anderson-percy/
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