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Mother Goose

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

Design for Old King Cole 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 Old King Cole Ensemble in Mother Goose, Hackney Empire, 2014
Physical description
Costume design by Lotte Collett for Old King Cole in the pantomime Mother Goose at the Hackney Empire, 2014. The design shows a full-length figure wearing a white long-sleeved shirt, with frilled white cuffs and collar, with red trim at the wrists. This is worn underneath a long red waistcoat with yellow buttons and trim. The figure wears white trousers, white stockings, red garters fastened with yellow buckles, and red shoes. He wears a white wig with a red ribbon, and a yellow crown. The figure holds a brown pipe in his left hand, and a red bowl in his right. The design is marked with Lotte Collett's stamp.
Dimensions
  • Width: 27.0cm
  • Length: 35.0cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Mother Goose' 'LC 14' 'Old King Cole'
Credit line
Given by Lotte Collett and the Hackney Empire
Summary
Design for Old King Cole Ensemble in Mother Goose, Hackney Empire, 2014
Collection
Accession number
S.434-2016

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Record createdMay 26, 2016
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