{"meta":{"version":"2.1","_links":{"self":{"href":"https://api.vam.ac.uk/v2/object/O1454787"},"collection_page":{"href":"https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1454787/"}},"images":{"_primary_thumbnail":"https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2018KX6066/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg","_iiif_image":"https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2018KX6066/","_alt_iiif_image":[],"imageResolution":"high","_images_meta":[{"assetRef":"2018KX6066","copyright":"©Victoria & Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false}]},"see_also":{"_iiif_pres":"https://iiif.vam.ac.uk/collections/O1454787/manifest.json","_alt_iiif_pres":[]}},"record":{"systemNumber":"O1454787","accessionNumber":"S.148-2018","objectType":"Costume design","titles":[{"title":"Ruddigore","type":"generic title"}],"summaryDescription":"Costume design by Wilhelm (William John Charles Pitcher) for an Ancestor, 1614, in the first production of Gilbert and Sullivan's opera <i>Ruddigore</i>, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Savoy Theatre, 1887.","physicalDescription":"Costume design by Wilhelm for an Ancestor in <i>Ruddigore</i>. Watercolour drawing of a man in early 17th century costume, standing in front of a dark green/brown tapestry decorated with faint figures of a knight on horseback, right, and a woman in medieval dress, left. He wears a breastplate over a doublet with black sleeves patterned in blue and gold, a stiff white lace-trimmed collar and lace-trimmed cuffs, dark blue breeches, black hose, blue garters tied at the knee, and black shoes with gold and blue rosettes. He rests his left hand on his sword hilt and in his right holds a high crowned black hat with a blue feather. Inscribed in ink, 'A.D.1614', 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.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Wilhelm","id":"A4703"},"association":{"text":"artist","id":"AAT25103"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"watercolour","id":"x33202"},{"text":"ink","id":"AAT15012"},{"text":"paper","id":"x30308"}],"techniques":[{"text":"drawing (image-making)","id":"AAT54196"},{"text":"painting (image-making)","id":"AAT54216"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Watercolour and pen and ink ","categories":[{"text":"Entertainment & Leisure","id":"THES48959"},{"text":"Opera","id":"THES263971"},{"text":"Designs","id":"THES48968"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&P","id":"THES48602"},"images":["2018KX6066"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"003","id":"THES356606"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"costume design","id":"AAT163423"}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"London","id":"x28980"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1886","earliest":"1886-01-01","latest":"1886-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by Dame Bridget D'Oyly Carte","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"28","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"21.7","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"'A.D. / 1614'","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"Inscribed in ink, upper left hand corner."},{"content":"'[Do]ublet and Breeches of dark blue velvet. braided with gold. - Cuirass in dark metal - / [text missing] cuffs in lawn & lace - Black Hose - sleeves of Brocade - Black Hat with pale blue plume.'","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"Inscribed in ink up right hand edge."},{"content":"'WILHELM / 86'","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":"Artist's signature, lower right hand corner."}],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Costume design by Wilhelm (William John Charles Pitcher) for an Ancestor, 1614, in the first production of Gilbert and Sullivan's opera <i>Ruddigore</i>, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, Savoy Theatre, 1887","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["S.148-2018"],"accessionNumberNum":"148","accessionNumberPrefix":"S","accessionYear":2018,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2025-04-17","recordCreationDate":"2018-07-17","availableToBook":true}}