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Emile Littler Archive

Costume Design
1925 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design by Attilio Comelli for Alec Fraser as Victorian in Act I of Cleopatra at Daly's Theatre, 2nd June 1925.

Comelli (1858-1925) was the house designer of the Royal Opera House from the late 1880s to the early 1920s. During this period he also worked for the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and Daly's Theatre and also designed costumes from a number of Gilbert&Sullivan productions.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleEmile Littler Archive (named collection)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink and watercolour on board
Brief description
Costume design by Attilio Comelli for Alec Fraser as Victorian in Act I of Cleopatra at Daly's Theatre, 2nd June 1925, Emile Littler Archive.
Physical description
Costume design for Alec Fraser as Victorian in Act I of Cleopatra at Daly's Theatre. The design shows a full length image of Fraser in a military uniform with ancient Egyptian characteristics. Fraser is dressed in an avocado green mid thigh length tunic embellished with gold, red and blue under a dark green, gold and jewel encrusted muscle plate or cuirass. He wears a terracotta red cloak fastened at the shoulders by two large turquoise broaches. On his feet he wears gold and black strapped sandals and on his head he wears a gold helmet with turquoise detailing in the style of an ancient Egyptian military helmet.
Dimensions
  • Height: 37.1cm
  • Width: 27.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
Credit line
Gift of the Estate of Emile Littler
Subject depicted
Literary referenceCleopatra
Summary
Costume design by Attilio Comelli for Alec Fraser as Victorian in Act I of Cleopatra at Daly's Theatre, 2nd June 1925.

Comelli (1858-1925) was the house designer of the Royal Opera House from the late 1880s to the early 1920s. During this period he also worked for the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and Daly's Theatre and also designed costumes from a number of Gilbert&Sullivan productions.
Associated object
THM/144 (Series)
Other number
THM/144 - Archive number
Collection
Accession number
S.2936-2010

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Record createdNovember 5, 2010
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