Twelfth Night
Costume Design
1950 (Painted, Drawn)
1950 (Painted, Drawn)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Mask design for Leo McKern as Feste disguished as Bacchus. The mask depicts an old man's face with red nose and cheeks, white beard, and a crown of vine leaves and grapes. A pencil drawing of the side view of the mask has been executed on the lower right hand side.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Twelfth Night (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour on Paper |
| Brief description | Costume design by Roger Furse for a mask worn by Leo McKern as Feste in "Twelfth Night", Old Vic, November 14th 1950. |
| Physical description | Mask design for Leo McKern as Feste disguished as Bacchus. The mask depicts an old man's face with red nose and cheeks, white beard, and a crown of vine leaves and grapes. A pencil drawing of the side view of the mask has been executed on the lower right hand side. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions |
|
| Object history | This costume design by Roger Furse is part of an extensive collection of designs purchased by the Theatre Museum directly from the artist & designer Alix Stone in 1994. The design was executed for a production of William Shakespeare's play "Twelfth Night" performed at the Old Vic, November 14th 1950. The cast included Alec Clunes as Orsino, Leo McKern as Feste, Paul Rogers as Malvolio, and Peggy Ashcroft as Viola. The production was produced by Hugh Hunt, the music was composed by Antony Hopkins, and the designs were by Roger Furse. Alix Stone worked on the production as maker of the costume accessories. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Commission |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Associations | |
| Literary reference | Twelfth Night |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.105-2002 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | March 1, 2002 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSON
