The Gondoliers
Costume Design
1958 (designed)
1958 (designed)
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| Place of origin |
Costume design by Peter Goffin for chorus member, court official, in The Gondoliers, Princes Theatre, 1958.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Gondoliers (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Costume design by Peter Goffin for a chorus member in Act II of The Gondoliers, Princes Theatre, 1958 |
| Physical description | Costume design by Peter Goffin for a chorus member in Act II of The Gondoliers, Princes Theatre, 1958. The design features a full length, profile, image of a male figure dressed in a long deep maroon jacket over a green and cream striped waistcoat with dark grey close fitting knee breeches and pale grey gaiters. His gaze is directed towards a point in the distance and he is carrying a short, narrow staff, or whip, in his left hand. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Goffin/58' (Handwritten annotation in pencil, signature of artist, bottom right hand corner.) |
| Credit line | Given by Dame Bridget D'Oyly Carte |
| Object history | The design was previously mounted on a sheet of paper on the rear of which was the following annotation in pencil: 'The Gondoliers ACT II'/'G51'/'RIORDAN also KEITH STEWART (no gaiters)'/'Stocking Colours?/?Green'/'Sept 1960/John Tierman, William McKinney.' |
| Summary | Costume design by Peter Goffin for chorus member, court official, in The Gondoliers, Princes Theatre, 1958. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.2512-2015 |
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| Record created | January 20, 2016 |
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