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Costume Design

1898 (made)
Artist/Maker
Comelli, Attilio (designers)

Costume design by Attilio Comelli for an Iris Girl in an unidentified production, 1898


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Designs
Theatre Costume
Object type
Costume design
Materials and techniques
Watercolour, pencil and gold paint on artist's board
Brief description
Costume design by Attilio Comelli for an Iris Girl in an unidentified production, 1898
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'A.Comelli / '98' (Signature. Lower left hand corner.)
  • '1st Sketch' (Textual information. Lower left hand corner.)
  • '4 [illegible] Chorus… / Iris Koe… / Victor…' (Textual information. Lower right hand corner.)
  • 'C.A. / 1910' (Stamp. Reverse.)
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.1898.
Subjects depicted
Costume
Flowers
Iris Girl
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.1015-1997

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Record createdOctober 7, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1174050/costume-design-comelli-attilio/
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