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Mother Goose

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

Design for Red Riding Hood and Wolf Ensemble 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 Red Riding Hood and Wolf Ensemble in Mother Goose, Hackney Empire, 2014
Physical description
Costume design by Lotte Collett for Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf in the pantomime Mother Goose at the Hackney Empire, 2014. The design shows two full-length figures, holding hands. The left-hand figure wears black shoes, grey trousers, a reddish-brown double-breasted frock coat with brown cuffs and lining, black gloves, a red cravat, and a brown top-hat with a red band and grey pointed wolf ears. The figure holds a cane in his right hand, and has a black and brown wolf's tail. The right-hand figure wears a hooded, long-sleeved dress, red, with black buttons. She wears a black choker, fishnet tights, a red garter on her left thigh, and red shoes. The design is marked with Lotte Collett's stamp.
Dimensions
  • Width: 27.9cm
  • Length: 37.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Riding Hood + Wolf (E)' 'Mother Goose' 'LC' 'black girl'
Credit line
Given by Lotte Collett and the Hackney Empire
Summary
Design for Red Riding Hood and Wolf Ensemble in Mother Goose, Hackney Empire, 2014
Collection
Accession number
S.415-2016

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Record createdMay 26, 2016
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