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Drury Lane Design Collection

Costume Design
1908 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design by Attilio Comelli for Katrina in Scene III of Dick Whittington at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 1908-09.

Marie George played Katrina in this production.


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 Katrina in Dick Whittington at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 1908, Drury Lane Design Collection.
Physical description
Costume design for Katrina in Dick Whittington at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Female figure wearing a pink and white dress with floral motif and large puffed sleeves. Signed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.4cm
  • Width: 18.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'SC III / KATRINA' (Written at bottom)
  • 'Silk body, bodice / bound silk / white brocade - painted flowers' (Pencil notes on reverse)
  • 'C. ROBERSON & CO LTD / 99 LONG ACRE / AND / 155-6 PICCADILLY / LONDON / ARTISTS' COLOURMEN' (Stamp on reverse)
  • Transliteration
Credit line
Given by George Hoare, Archivist of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Literary referenceDick Whittington
Summary
Costume design by Attilio Comelli for Katrina in Scene III of Dick Whittington at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 1908-09.

Marie George played Katrina in this production.
Collection
Accession number
S.1923-2010

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Record createdSeptember 15, 2010
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