Dedale
Costume Design
c.1590 (made)
c.1590 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Watercolour design for a costume. Male figure in slashed hose and turban and with wings.
1 of 20 bound in a vellum volume stamped with the French royal arms.
1 of 20 bound in a vellum volume stamped with the French royal arms.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Dedale (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | pen and water-colour, bound in volume |
| Brief description | Unknown. 'Dedale'. Male figure in slashed hose and turban and with wings.1 of 20 designs for ballet or opera costumes. French or Florentine, c.1590. Bound in volume. |
| Physical description | Watercolour design for a costume. Male figure in slashed hose and turban and with wings. 1 of 20 bound in a vellum volume stamped with the French royal arms. |
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| Object history | The volume containing this design is stamped with the arms of the Royal Family of France and dates from the early 18th century. The volume was formerly owned by Sir Henry Bunbury. |
| Association | |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1936, London: Board of Education, 1937. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.481-1936 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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