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Emile Littler Archive

Costume Design
1919 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Comelli, Attilio (designer)
Place of origin
London (drawn)

Scrap of textile. Samples for a costume designed by Attilio Comelli for the character Cleopatra in Our Peg at Prince's Theatre Manchester in December 1919, Emile Littler Archive.

This production of Our Peg was a musical play. Book by Edward Knoblock, lyric by Harry Graham and music by Harold Fraser-Simson. According to the cast list published in 'The Stage Year Book', in this production Susan was played by Miss Kathleen Burt.


Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Drawings
Paintings
Object type
Costume design
TitleEmile Littler Archive (named collection)
Materials and techniques
scrap of textile
Textile
Free-Hand Drawing
Painting (Image-Making)
Brief description
Scrap of textile. Samples for a costume designed by Attilio Comelli for the character Cleopatra in Our Peg at Prince's Theatre Manchester in December 1919, Emile Littler Archive.
Physical description
Frous pieces of textile. Two piece with pattern in blue, black, purple and lilac. The other one seems to have a floral pattern in green, pink andbrown colours on a cream background. Samples for a costume designed by Attilio Comelli for the character Cleopatra in Our Peg at Prince's Theatre Manchester in December 1919. Female figure in white dress with floral pattern.Signed and dated. Drawn on millboard.
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.7cm
  • Width: 27.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'K. Burt' (Inscribed in pen on the upper left hand corner)
  • 'T' (Inscribed in pencil on the upper left hand corner.)
  • 'Roberson's Fashion Boards./ These Boards have stabilished for themselves great repute as a perfect surface for all Black and White Work./ Imperial Sizes.' And a list of sizes and measurements for 'Imperial Sizes' and 'Royal Sizes' 'These Boards are made in two surfaces;/A. Ordinary; and B. Extra Smooth.' (Label from manufacturer printed in black ink, with an illustration and address: C. Roberson & Co. Ltd. 99 Long Acre & 155 Picadilly London.)
  • 'Cleopatra' (Inscribed in pencil on the lower right hand corner.)
  • Transliteration
Credit line
Given by the estate of Sir Emile Littler
Literary referenceOur Peg
Summary
Scrap of textile. Samples for a costume designed by Attilio Comelli for the character Cleopatra in Our Peg at Prince's Theatre Manchester in December 1919, Emile Littler Archive.

This production of Our Peg was a musical play. Book by Edward Knoblock, lyric by Harry Graham and music by Harold Fraser-Simson. According to the cast list published in 'The Stage Year Book', in this production Susan was played by Miss Kathleen Burt.
Associated object
THM/144 (Series)
Other number
THM/144 - Archive number
Collection
Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number
S.2517:2-2010

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Record createdMarch 25, 2011
Record URL
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