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Costume Design

1901 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The designs are for costumes for Henry Irving's production of Shakespeare's play, Coriolanus, first staged at the Lyceum Theatre on 19 April 1901. They are the costume workshop copies of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema's original designs, made by and for costume makers, L & H. Nathan.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and ink on paper, with pencil annotations
Brief description
Four workshop costume designs laid down on a sheet of paper. Costume designs for Sir Henry Irving's production of Coriolanus, which opened at the Lyceum Theatre on 15 April 1901.
Physical description
Four workshop costume designs depicting Roman costumes for male characters, laid down on a larger sheet of paper. The designs are drawn on four separate pieces of paper, pasted on to the support sheet.
Dimensions
  • Whole sheet height: 55.4cm
  • Whole sheet width: 35.7cm
Literary referenceCoriolanus
Summary
The designs are for costumes for Henry Irving's production of Shakespeare's play, Coriolanus, first staged at the Lyceum Theatre on 19 April 1901. They are the costume workshop copies of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema's original designs, made by and for costume makers, L & H. Nathan.
Collection
Accession number
S.1228-2011

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Record createdJanuary 11, 2012
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