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Drury Lane Design Collection

Costume Design
1904 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design by Comelli for the role of Hecate in The White Cat, as performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 26th December 1904. Drury Lane Design Collection.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDrury Lane Design Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
pencil and watercolour on board
Brief description
Costume design by Comelli for the role of Hecate in The White Cat, as performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 26th December 1904. Drury Lane Design Collection.
Physical description
Costume design by Comelli for the role of Hecate in The White Cat. Hecate wears a long black and orange robe with a matching floor-length shawl, possibly attached to the headdress. The robe is embellished with snake, owl and feather motifs. The headdress is helmet-like with large black feather plumes fanning from each side.
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.9cm
  • Width: 26.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Hecate (only Dress) / used in Scene II Part I / " IV " II' (Written in red ink or paint on front of work at bottom edge.)
  • Transliteration
Credit line
Given by George Hoare, Archivist of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Literary referenceThe White Cat
Summary
Costume design by Comelli for the role of Hecate in The White Cat, as performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane on 26th December 1904. Drury Lane Design Collection.
Other number
The White Cat file
Collection
Accession number
S.1443-2010

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Record createdAugust 10, 2010
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