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Confessions of a Justified Sinner

Costume Design
1971 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design by Lorraine McKee for Colwan in the play Confessions of a Justified Sinner by Jack Ronder, based on the novel by James Hogg, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, 1971. One of 74 miscellaneous designs mounted in a sketchbook, assembled by costume maker Gerry Scott Sampson.

Confessions of a Justified Sinner was presented by the Royal Lyceum Theatre Company as part of the 1971 Edinburgh International Festival. According to the annotations on the design, this costume is for 'Robert Wringham/Colwan (act II)' and a replica is to be made to fit Michael Harrigan. The programme for the production states that Colwan is played by Andrew Crawford and does not mention Robert Wringham. Michael Harrigan is listed as playing 'Friends, Officers, Lairds and others'




Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleConfessions of a Justified Sinner (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil on paper
Brief description
Costume design by Lorraine McKee for Colwan in the play Confessions of a Justified Sinner by Jack Ronder, based on the novel by James Hogg, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, 1971, one of 74 miscellaneous designs mounted in a sketchbook
Physical description
Costume design by Lorraine McKee for Colwan in the play Confessions of a Justified Sinner, 1971. Outline drawing in pencil showing a man in a late 18th-century coat, annotated with costume details. Mounted in a spiral-bound artist's sketchbook.

Dimensions
  • Height: 31.3cm (design)
  • Width: 21.7cm (design)
  • Height: 60cm (sketchbook)
  • Width: 43cm (sketchbook)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Gerry Scott Sampson
Literary referenceConfessions of a Justified Sinner
Summary
Costume design by Lorraine McKee for Colwan in the play Confessions of a Justified Sinner by Jack Ronder, based on the novel by James Hogg, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, 1971. One of 74 miscellaneous designs mounted in a sketchbook, assembled by costume maker Gerry Scott Sampson.

Confessions of a Justified Sinner was presented by the Royal Lyceum Theatre Company as part of the 1971 Edinburgh International Festival. According to the annotations on the design, this costume is for 'Robert Wringham/Colwan (act II)' and a replica is to be made to fit Michael Harrigan. The programme for the production states that Colwan is played by Andrew Crawford and does not mention Robert Wringham. Michael Harrigan is listed as playing 'Friends, Officers, Lairds and others'


Collection
Accession number
S.187-1980

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Record createdJuly 1, 2014
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