Costume design
Costume Design
1977 (Painted, Drawn)
1977 (Painted, Drawn)
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Projected costume design for Richard Howard as Tybalt. The design depicts a three quarter length male figure wearing a "renaissance" style costume. The costume consists of a heavily patterned brown jacket with short sleeves worn over a high necked prussian blue tunic. The left sleeve of the tunic is decorated with a gold embroidered coat of arms. The figure also wears a codpiece & a pair of grey tights; a pair of black gauntlets; and a sword worn on a belt around the waist.
Object details
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| Title | Costume design (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, Pen & Ink, Ink, and Gold Paint, on Paper |
| Brief description | Projected Costume design by Alix Stone for Richard Howard as Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet, Young Vic Theatre, 23 February 1977 |
| Physical description | Projected costume design for Richard Howard as Tybalt. The design depicts a three quarter length male figure wearing a "renaissance" style costume. The costume consists of a heavily patterned brown jacket with short sleeves worn over a high necked prussian blue tunic. The left sleeve of the tunic is decorated with a gold embroidered coat of arms. The figure also wears a codpiece & a pair of grey tights; a pair of black gauntlets; and a sword worn on a belt around the waist. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| Object history | This costume design by Alix Stone is part of an extensive collection of designs purchased by the Theatre Museum directly from the artist in 1994. The design was executed for a production of William Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet", performed at the Young Vic Theatre, February 23rd 1977. The production was directed by Denise Coffey; lit by Mike Alvey and Jenny Cane; and the fight scenes were arranged by Derek Ware. The production starred Simon Chandler and Natasha Pyne as Romeo and Juliet. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
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| Literary reference | Romeo & Juliet |
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| Accession number | S.259-2001 |
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| Record created | June 4, 2001 |
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