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Mother Goose

Costume Design
2014 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Costume design by Lotte Collett for Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme Dress in Mother Goose, Hackney Empire, 2014


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMother Goose (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on card
Brief description
Design for Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme Dress worn by Clive Rowe in Mother Goose, Hackney Empire, 2014
Physical description
Costume design by Lotte Collett for Clive Rowe as Mother Goose in the pantomime Mother Goose at the Hackney Empire, 2014. The design depicts a full-length figure wearing an elaborate pantomime costume depicting nursery rhyme stories. The costume consists of a light blue, long-sleeved tea dress, worn over a petticoat; a blue bonnet with a pink ribbon; black-and-white striped stockings and red shoes with blue bows. On the dress' skirt are illustrations of a well on a hill, a spilt pail of water, Little Miss Muffett, and a spider. The right sleeve has three white mice, and the left sleeve is dark blue and contains an illustration of a cow jumping over a silver moon, together with two stars. The dress has pink buttons, and a white collar with pink trim. There is a sketch of a hat in the upper-right corner. The design is marked with Lotte Collett's stamp.
Dimensions
  • Width: 27.0cm
  • Height: 34.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Mother Goose' 'LC 14' '+ hat' 'Nursey Rhyme dress' '(3)'
Credit line
Given by Lotte Collett and the Hackney Empire
Summary
Costume design by Lotte Collett for Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme Dress in Mother Goose, Hackney Empire, 2014
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
S.397-2016

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Record createdMay 26, 2016
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