Prop
Oliver Messel (London 1904 - St James, Barbados 1978)
Category
Stage properties
Date
c. 1956
Materials
Papier-mâché
Measurements
1000 mm (H)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Nymans Estate, West Sussex
NT 1206228.1
Summary
A papier-mâché figure of a boatman, designed by Oliver Messel (1904-78), for the Glyndebourne production of Mozart's Die Entführung aus dem Serail (The Abduction from the Seraglio), 1956, one of three figure props.
Provenance
Originally owned by Oliver Messel and family.
Makers and roles
Oliver Messel (London 1904 - St James, Barbados 1978), designer