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Costume design by Attilio Comelli

Costume Design
1919 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design by Attilio Comelli (1858-1925) for an unidentified lady, dated 1919


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCostume design by Attilio Comelli (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and ink on board
Brief description
Costume design by Attilio Comelli for an unidentified lady, dated 1919
Physical description
Costume design by Attilio Comelli for a lady wearing an exaggerated 18th century wig of ginger hair topped with a white mob cap. She stands with her hands in the pockets of a dress of wide vertical stripes, alterating plain grey and white decorated with pink flowers, and a shoulder cape of three tiers of green fabric, turned back at the neck to form a pink collar. Signed and dated, with fabric swatches in upper left hand corner.

Dimensions
  • Height: 36.5cm
  • Width: 27cm
Credit line
Gabrielle Enthoven Collection
Summary
Costume design by Attilio Comelli (1858-1925) for an unidentified lady, dated 1919
Collection
Accession number
S.176-2015

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Record createdOctober 19, 2015
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