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Costume design - Drury Lane Design Collection
  • Drury Lane Design Collection
    Attilio Comelli, born 1858 - died 1925
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Drury Lane Design Collection

  • Object:

    Costume design

  • Place of origin:

    London, England (possibly, drawn)

  • Date:

    1908 (drawn)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Attilio Comelli, born 1858 - died 1925 (designer)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Pen and ink and watercolour on millboard

  • Credit Line:

    Given by George Hoare, Archivist of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane

  • Museum number:

    S.1914-2010

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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Costume design by Attilio Comelli for Swiss Women in Dick Whittington at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 1908-09.

Physical description

Costume design for Swiss Women in Dick Whittington at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Two femane figures in profile in peasant alike outfits. The one in the forground is wearing a grey long skirt, white blouse with blue dots and a white apron whilst the one in the background is wearing a brown long skirt, yellow blouse with brown stripes. Rough sketch of a torso and illegible notes on the verso. Dated and signed. Drawn on millboard.

Place of Origin

London, England (possibly, drawn)

Date

1908 (drawn)

Artist/maker

Attilio Comelli, born 1858 - died 1925 (designer)

Materials and Techniques

Pen and ink and watercolour on millboard

Marks and inscriptions

'Swiss Women'
'Illegible notes'

Dimensions

Height: 36.8 cm, Width: 26.7 cm

Descriptive line

Costume design by Attilio Comelli for Swiss Women in Dick Whittington at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 1908, Drury Lane Design Collection.

Materials

Pencil; Watercolour; Ink; Millboard

Techniques

Painting (image-making); Free-hand drawing

Categories

Entertainment & Leisure; Drawings; Paintings

Collection code

T&P

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