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Theatre Costume

Theatre Costume
1986 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This costume worn by Prunella Scales as Annie Parker in the Theatre of Comedy Company's production of J.B. Priestley's play, When We Are Married, Whitehall Theatre, 1986. The production was directed by Ronald Eyre and the costumes were designed by Michael Stennett.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Theatre Costume
  • Dress
  • Theatre Costume
  • Petticoat
TitleTheatre Costume (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Cotton; Wadding
Brief description
Costume worn by Prunella Scales as Annie Parker in J.B. Priestley's play, When We Are Married, Whitehall Theatre, 1986
Physical description
Edwardian style dress and petticoat.

Dress (S.2:1-1998)

Tan coloured dress, with loose bodice and long straight skirt. Decorative buttons on the bodice, defined with a belt at the slightly raised waistline.


Petticoat (S.2:2-1998)

Floor length, sleeveless, heavy, cream calico petticoat. The bodice of the petticoat has a soft round neckline and wide shoulder straps. It fits closely to the body and is stiffened with channels of boning. The petticoat fastens at the rear of the bodice with lines of lacing. The petticoat flares out from the waist into a wider skirt, with a deep hem.
A wide panel of thick padding (approximately 31 x 19cms) has been added across the bust.
Dimensions
  • Neck to hem (dress) length: 133cm
  • Across shoulders (dress) width: 40cm
  • Dress weight: 1.7kg
  • Petticoat, shoulder to hem length: 134.5cm (approximate)
  • Petticoat, across bust width: 36cm (approximate)
Marks and inscriptions
Object history
This costume worn by Prunella Scales as Annie Parker in the Theatre of Comedy Company's production of J.B. Priestley's play, When We Are Married, Whitehall Theatre, 1986. The production was directed by Ronald Eyre
Summary
This costume worn by Prunella Scales as Annie Parker in the Theatre of Comedy Company's production of J.B. Priestley's play, When We Are Married, Whitehall Theatre, 1986. The production was directed by Ronald Eyre and the costumes were designed by Michael Stennett.
Collection
Accession number
S.2:1,2-1998

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Record createdNovember 30, 2004
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