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Drury Lane Design Collection

Costume Design
1907 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design by Attilio Comelli for a chorus character in Babes in the Wood at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 1907-08.

This production of Babes in the Wood also featured characters from the legend of Robin Hood.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDrury Lane Design Collection (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink and watercolour
Brief description
Costume design by Attilio Comelli for a chorus character in Babes in the Wood at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 1907, Drury Lane Design Collection.
Physical description
Costume design for a chorus character in Babes in the Wood at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Female figure in a pink and white dress, around the dress there are large striped white and beige balls, probably intended to look like large sweets, the figure also carries one of these sweets. Signed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.8cm
  • Width: 26.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
Credit line
Given by George Hoare, Archivist of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Literary referenceBabes in the Wood
Summary
Costume design by Attilio Comelli for a chorus character in Babes in the Wood at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 1907-08.

This production of Babes in the Wood also featured characters from the legend of Robin Hood.
Collection
Accession number
S.1827-2010

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Record createdSeptember 3, 2010
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