Drury Lane Design Collection
Costume Design
1903 (drawn)
1903 (drawn)
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Costume design by Attilio Comelli for the Beggars in a production at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, possibly Humpty Dumpty, 1903-04
Although there is no mention of beggar characters in Humpty Dumpty, these designs were drawn in 1903, and in this year the pantomime is the only show that Comelli designed costumes for.
Although there is no mention of beggar characters in Humpty Dumpty, these designs were drawn in 1903, and in this year the pantomime is the only show that Comelli designed costumes for.
Object details
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| Title | Drury Lane Design Collection (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and watercolour |
| Brief description | Costume design by Attilio Comelli for the Beggars in a production at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, possibly Humpty Dumpty, 1903, Drury Lane Design Collection. |
| Physical description | Costume design by Attilio Comelli for the Beggars in a production at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Female figure wearing a scarf on her head, a green top and skirt, and holding a begging bowl. Drawn on paper stuck to millboard. |
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| Credit line | Given by George Hoare, Archivist of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane |
| Literary reference | Humpty Dumpty |
| Summary | Costume design by Attilio Comelli for the Beggars in a production at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, possibly Humpty Dumpty, 1903-04 Although there is no mention of beggar characters in Humpty Dumpty, these designs were drawn in 1903, and in this year the pantomime is the only show that Comelli designed costumes for. |
| Other number | Humpty Dumpty file |
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| Accession number | S.1526-2010 |
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| Record created | August 18, 2010 |
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