Wilhelm Pantomime Designs
Drawing
1890 (designed)
1890 (designed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Costume design by Wilhelm (Charles William Pitcher, 1858-1925) for Alice Bruce as Alzelea in the pantomime Dick Whittington as performed at Crystal Palace on 24th December 1890, Wilhelm Pantomime Designs.
The designer Wilhelm (William Charles Pitcher RI, 1858-1925) was one of the most inventive and prolific late 19th century costume designers, whose early passion for stage spectacle led to his employment designing pantomime costumes for Drury Lane Theatre. His attention to detail and his ability to create visually stunning and decorative costumes appealed to producers and public alike and led to a constant stream of work.
The designer Wilhelm (William Charles Pitcher RI, 1858-1925) was one of the most inventive and prolific late 19th century costume designers, whose early passion for stage spectacle led to his employment designing pantomime costumes for Drury Lane Theatre. His attention to detail and his ability to create visually stunning and decorative costumes appealed to producers and public alike and led to a constant stream of work.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Wilhelm Pantomime Designs (named collection) |
| Materials and techniques | Water colour over pen and ink drawing |
| Brief description | Costume design by Wilhelm (Charles William Pitcher, 1858-1925) for Alice Bruce as Alzelea in the pantomime Dick Whittington as performed at Crystal Palace on 24th December 1890, Wilhelm Pantomime Designs. |
| Physical description | Costume design by Wilhelm for Alice Bruce as Alzelea wearing a transparent ankle-length dress with turqouise cap and belly-dancing style bralet, hip-sash and white and green wrap. This was Bruce's 'No. 1' costume for this production of the pantomime Dick Whittington as performed at Crystal Palace on 24th December 1890. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Marks and inscriptions |
|
| Credit line | Acquired with the assistance of Brian Peters |
| Subject depicted | |
| Literary reference | Dick Whittington |
| Summary | Costume design by Wilhelm (Charles William Pitcher, 1858-1925) for Alice Bruce as Alzelea in the pantomime Dick Whittington as performed at Crystal Palace on 24th December 1890, Wilhelm Pantomime Designs. The designer Wilhelm (William Charles Pitcher RI, 1858-1925) was one of the most inventive and prolific late 19th century costume designers, whose early passion for stage spectacle led to his employment designing pantomime costumes for Drury Lane Theatre. His attention to detail and his ability to create visually stunning and decorative costumes appealed to producers and public alike and led to a constant stream of work. |
| Other number | MORTALS |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.114-2011 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | April 5, 2011 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
