Not currently on display at the V&A

Costume Design

ca. 1890 (made)
Artist/Maker

Costume design for a Chinese Man or God, in the Apotheosis Scene of an unidentified production, probably by Attilio Comelli, c.1890


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Watercolour, pencil and silver paint on artist's board
Brief description
Costume design for a Chinese Man or God, in the Apotheosis Scene of an unidentified production, probably by Attilio Comelli, c.1890
Marks and inscriptions
'Apotheosis scene' (Textual information. Left hand side.)
Object history
Attilio Comelli (c.1858-1925) and his brother, E.(?), were both regularly employed as costume designers for extravaganzas and pantomimes at the Alhambra, Drury Lane and other London theatres at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth centuries. Associated production: Designer: Attilio Comelli? c.1890. Performance category: Pantomime?
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
S.939-1997

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Record createdOctober 7, 2010
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