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The Yeomen of the Guard

Costume Design
1888 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design by Percy Anderson for civilians in the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company's The Yeomen of the Guard, 1888.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Yeomen of the Guard (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour, gouache and pencil on paper with fabric swatches
Brief description
Costume design by Percy Anderson for civilians in the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company's The Yeomen of the Guard, 1888
Physical description
Costume design by Percy Anderson for civilians in the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company's The Yeomen of the Guard, 1888. The design shows two men both wearing hats and carrying long guns. Pinned to the top two corners are red, green, blue and white fabric swatches.
Dimensions
  • Tallest part height: 25.1cm (approximate)
  • Widest part width: 17.2cm (approximate)
Marks and inscriptions
'Bryan / Mr Lees / 11. / X / Mr Phillips / 12 / X / no 8 / civilians / Castle / X' (On front side in pencil and black ink)
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 by Percy Anderson for civilians in the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company's The Yeomen of the Guard, 1888.
Collection
Accession number
S.3324-2015

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Record createdJanuary 28, 2016
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