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Detail of a breastplate worn by Laurence Olivier
Riette Sturge Moore © RSC1959
Royal Shakespeare Company
Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
This costume was designed by Riette Sturge Moore for Director Peter Hall's 1959 production of Coriolanus. It was worn by Actor Laurence Olivier in the title role. The breastplate is a brown leather tunic with copper foil medallions lined with brown braid.
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Details
- Title: Detail of a breastplate worn by Laurence Olivier
- Creator: Riette Sturge Moore © RSC
- Creator Birth Date: 1907
- Creator Death Date: 1995
- Fashion House: Royal Shakespeare Company
- Manufacturer: Royal Shakespeare Company
- Date Created: 1959
- Location Created: Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, England
- Physical Dimensions: 73cm x 43cm
- Provenance: Made for Director Peter Hall's 1959 production of Coriolanus. Worn by Actor Laurence Olivier, designed by Riette Struge Moore.
- Type: Breastplate
- Photographer: Photo by Gina Print © RSC
- Medium: Leather, synthetic fibre, wool, cotton, metal, cord trim
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