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Ruddigore

Costume Design
1886 (made)
Artist/Maker
Wilhelm (artist)
Place of origin
London (made)

Costume design by Wilhelm (William John Charles Pitcher) for an Ancestor, 1605, in the first production of Gilbert and Sullivan's opera Ruddigore, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Savoy Theatre, 1887.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Opera
Designs
Object type
Costume design
TitleRuddigore (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and pen and ink
Watercolour
Ink
Pencil
Paper
Drawing (Image-Making)
Painting (Image-Making)
Brief description
Costume design by Wilhelm (William John Charles Pitcher) for an Ancestor, 1605, in the first production of Gilbert and Sullivan's opera Ruddigore, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Savoy Theatre, 1887
Physical description
Costume design by Wilhelm for an Ancestor in Ruddigore. Watercolour drawing of a man in early 17th century costume, standing in front of blue drapery with a chair to right. He wears a black doublet and trunk hose, a black gown, a ruff and a high crowned black hat, and holds a walking stick in his right hand. Inscribed in ink, '1605', upper left hand corner, with costume details written at the right hand side, running from lower right hand corner to upper right. Signed and dated.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.9cm
  • Width: 21.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • '1605.' (Inscribed in ink, upper left hand corner.)
  • 'Doublet and Trunks in Black Brocaded Silk. with narrow bands of jet embroidery. / Black Velvet cloak. with braided revers.' (Inscribed in ink up right hand edge.)
  • 'WILHELM. 86' (Artist's signature, lower right hand corner.)
Summary
Costume design by Wilhelm (William John Charles Pitcher) for an Ancestor, 1605, in the first production of Gilbert and Sullivan's opera Ruddigore, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Savoy Theatre, 1887.
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.209-1977

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Record createdApril 13, 2018
Record URL
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