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Albert Herring

Theatre Design
1970 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design by Malcolm Pride for accessories to be worn by Miss Wordsworth in Albert Herring,1970.

Malcolm Pride (1930-2003) trained at the Old Vic School. His first major design commission was Volpone for the 1952 season at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. He went on to design sets and costumes for theatre, ballet and opera productions, and his work was seen in London's West End, at Sadler's Wells and the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, and at the Edinburgh Festival. In 1973 he became Head of the Theatre Design Department at Wimbledon College of Art, a post which he held for 27 years.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAlbert Herring (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil on paper.
Brief description
Costume design by Malcolm Pride for accessories to be worn by Miss Wordsworth in Albert Herring,1970
Physical description
Costume design executed in pencil by Malcolm Pride created for accessories to be worn by Miss Wordsworth in Albert Herring,1970. It shows a series of designs for a number of pieces of jewellery, including a moonstone brooch and a gold fob watch, and also features a view of a gold chain bracelet, shown as worn, on her wrist, and a view of the brooch, as positioned at the centre front of her collar. Handwritten annotation detailing colours and materials has been added to the design in pencil.
Dimensions
  • Height: 25.3cm
  • Width: 19.1cm (Note: As folded.)
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'MISS WORDSWORTH/Anne Pashley' (Handwritten annotation in pencil, base of design.)
  • 'Moonstone brooch in silver' (Handwritten annotation in pencil, upper right hand side of the design.)
  • 'gold fob/watch' (Handwritten annotation in pencil, right hand side of the design.)
  • 'Fine gold chain/bracelet/heart' (Handwritten annotation in penci, left hand side of the design.)
Credit line
Given by the estate of Malcolm Pride
Summary
Costume design by Malcolm Pride for accessories to be worn by Miss Wordsworth in Albert Herring,1970.

Malcolm Pride (1930-2003) trained at the Old Vic School. His first major design commission was Volpone for the 1952 season at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon. He went on to design sets and costumes for theatre, ballet and opera productions, and his work was seen in London's West End, at Sadler's Wells and the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, and at the Edinburgh Festival. In 1973 he became Head of the Theatre Design Department at Wimbledon College of Art, a post which he held for 27 years.
Collection
Accession number
S.354-2015

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Record createdApril 2, 2015
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