The Mikado
Set Design
1912 (designed)
1912 (designed)
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Design for the set in Act II of The Mikado, for a production staged at the Theater am Nollendorfplatz, Berlin, 1912. An inscription in german at the base of the design records that the design shows 'Act II, Up to the appearance of The Mikado.'
Object details
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| Title | The Mikado (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour and pencil on paper, with annotation in black ink. |
| Brief description | Design for the set in Act II of The Mikado, for a production staged at the Theater am Nollendorfplatz, Berlin, 1912 |
| Physical description | Design for the set in Act II of The Mikado, for a production staged at the Theater am Nollendorfplatz, Berlin, 1912. The design features deep blue backdrop formed from a series of 6 Japanese screens meeting in a 'V' shaped point at the centre. The screens have a blue ground and are painted at the base with a low brown fence from behind which rise delicate green plants with pointed leaves. A rust red lantern mounted on a square base is depicted on the front left, and front right, screen. A further oval lantern with a tassel at its base is suspended from the top of the stage at the centre of the scene. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Akt II. Mikado (Bis zum [illegible] Mikado)' (Handwritten annotation in black ink. Written in German. Base of design.) |
| 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 | Design for the set in Act II of The Mikado, for a production staged at the Theater am Nollendorfplatz, Berlin, 1912. An inscription in german at the base of the design records that the design shows 'Act II, Up to the appearance of The Mikado.' |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.4039-2015 |
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| Record created | March 18, 2016 |
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