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Costume Design

ca.1896
Artist/Maker

Costume design for a female character in an unidentified production. The design is signed by the creator in the bottom right hand corner and dated '96'. The signature and date suggests that the design was created by J. Howell Russell for a production staged in ca.1896.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Watercolour, with highlights in gold, on paper
Brief description
Costume design by J. Howell Russell, unidentified production, ca.1896
Physical description
Costume design by J. Howell Russell for an unidentified production staged in ca.1896. The watercolour design is a full length image of a woman dressed in a close fitting crimson costume decorated with gold frogging which is reminiscent of a military uniform. She also wears a fur trimmed cream cape and a plumed helmet.
Dimensions
  • Design height: 37.2cm
  • Design width: 17.1cm
  • Mount height: 46.3cm
  • Mount width: 23.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
H.Russell/96 (Handwritten signature in ink, bottom right hand corner.)
Credit line
Purchased at auction, 1977.
Object history
Purchased Christie's at South Kensington, Sale 12.12.77, lot. 52. (£50, one of nine other designs). RP.77/2586.
Summary
Costume design for a female character in an unidentified production. The design is signed by the creator in the bottom right hand corner and dated '96'. The signature and date suggests that the design was created by J. Howell Russell for a production staged in ca.1896.
Collection
Accession number
S.9-1978

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Record createdMay 12, 2011
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